UK Police Under Fire Over French Publisher's Arrest Under Anti-Terror Laws

UK police faced criticism Tuesday after arresting a French publisher under terrorism legislation for "obstructing" a probe allegedly prompted by recent pension reforms protests in France. Ernest Moret, who works at left-wing French publisher Editions La Fabrique was travelling to the London Book Fair. He was detained by British border officers after arriving at London St Pancras railway station from Paris on Monday evening.

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