"We all have the right to make our voices heard on the issues that matter to us. The staggering number of people arrested in recent weeks, many under this new legislation, shows just how sweeping and dangerous these powers are," said Jun Pang, a policy and campaigns officer at Liberty.
The Guardian reports a 23-year-old arrested within five minutes of joining a demonstration on November 13 was held for 56 hours in custody. The newspaper claimed a 19-year-old student was detained for three nights in a London prison despite being given bail by a magistrates' court. They are considering a case of false imprisonment.
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