government had recently passed. few days later, metro metropolitan police commissioner issued a statement saying. let s bring in our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, in the newsroom for us. a lot has been said about this being a unique event and i suppose whether it called for unique actions, there s going to be a lot of defending those actions in the next hour or so, isn t there? talk us through what you are expecting. i talk us through what you are “petting- talk us through what you are exectina. .,, ., ., ., . ., expecting. i was there on coronation mornin: , expecting. i was there on coronation morning. at expecting. i was there on coronation morning, at 6.00 expecting. i was there on coronation morning, at 6.00 when expecting. i was there on coronation morning, at 6.00 when the - morning, at 6.00 when the anti monarchy protesters arrived to start their protest. they re obviously had been a lot of concern in the days building up to the coronation that
Proactive power to prevent that in the right circumstances. can i ask a cuestion? the right circumstances. can i ask a question? i the right circumstances. can i ask a question? i think the right circumstances. can i ask a question? i think earlier the right circumstances. can i ask a question? i think earlier on - the right circumstances. can i ask a question? i think earlier on the - question? i think earlier on the assistant commissioner said in certain circumstances there had to be a referral to bronze command, in terms of the public order, if there is going to be use of that. did that happen in this particular case, then? can you assured us bronze command were told these people were going to be detained? this command were told these people were going to be detained? going to be detained? this is not oli , going to be detained? this is not policy. this going to be detained? this is not policy. this is going to be detained? this is not policy, this is something - going to
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Coronation and the horses might become frightened because of that. so the police were worried but the anti monarchy group republic had an arrangement with the police that where they were going to stand, the police were fully aware of where they were going to be and just before 7.00, some went off to meet a van that was bringing some placards down to the protest and they simply didn t come back. we realised they weren t coming back when the today programme told me their guest, graeme smith, the ceo of republic, had answered his phone for that interview he was doing with them. then we were shown a picture of their van surrounded by police officers. so we went to go and see what had happened and we found that some of the people had already been arrested and taken away and others were being held there in handcuffs at the bottom of scent martins lane, near trafalgar square. they were telling us even then that the police seemed to be expressing an interest in some luggage straps they were