Last modified on Tue 6 Apr 2021 10.25 EDT
The police have been accused of an abuse of power by using anti-terror style tactics against protesters after two young women claimed they endured terrifying ordeals at the hands of male officers pretending to be postal workers.
The women were caught up in a series of undercover raids by Avon and Somerset Police as part of the forceâs high-profile investigation into a fortnight of the âkill the billâ protests in Bristol. So far 50 people have been arrested in connection with clashes during protests against the governmentâs police and crime bill, which will give the police wide-ranging powers over demonstrations.