A video of a woman apparently being arrested for sitting on a bench was staged-managed by anti-lockdown protesters, Dorset Police said.
Footage, which has been shared widely online, shows three police officers surrounding a woman in Bournemouth for allegedly leaving her house more than once in a day.
The clip then shows a woman being handcuffed and led away by officers as she repeatedly tells them: I was sitting on a bench .
But police believe the video was planned, stage-managed and recorded by members of an anti-lockdown protest group who were present in the town on Saturday.
The force said three people were arrested following the demonstrations, after refusing to give their details to officers who attempted to issue them with fines for breaching coronavirus regulations.
Lockdown fines for women s eight-mile trip to Derbyshire are dropped
Derbyshire Constabulary has apologised to the pair
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Jessica Allen (left) and her best friend Eliza Moore were fined £200 after meeting up for a socially-distanced walk. (Image: Jessica Allen)
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Two women who were fined £200 each for driving just a few miles to go for a walk in Derbyshire will not have to pay and have had an apology from Derbyshire police.