Scores of anti-monarchy demonstrators swarmed sites across the UK in protest of King Charles' coronation, with more than 50 people arrested by police for unruly behaviour. SEE MORE: 9News
London's police have defended their actions on coronation day, after the arrest of the head of a UK anti-monarchy group and dozens of others.The alleged offences included disrupting public order and conspiracy to cause a public nuisance.In pictures supplied by anti-monarchy group Republic, police speak to protesters in London before the coronation on May 6, 2023.
The activists, who want to replace the King with an elected head of state, had been campaigning near the statue of King Charles I in Trafalgar Square, about a kilometre from Westminster Abbey and just south of the protest route. On Saturday morning several of the group's members were stopped near Trafalgar Square and led to police vans.
The new rules, signed into law by the King on Tuesday, just days before the coronation, empower the police to take stronger action against peaceful protesters.
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