Met admits it was wrong to arrest and detain homeless pensioner
Anthony Sinclair says decision to remove him from tent where he lived for eight months in London was ‘inhumane’
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Anthony Sinclair says decision to remove him from tent where he lived for eight months in London was ‘inhumane’
Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says the force acted unlawfully by issuing a dispersal order.
Human Rights charity Liberty threatened legal action against the force on behalf of one person in the group whose tent and belongings were destroyed.
The Met Police has apologised for the crackdown which saw homeless tents thrown into bin trucks, as Sir Mark Rowley admitted the force acted 'unlawfully'.
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley admitted that his officers acted unlawfully after Liberty threatened a lawsuit.