An LBC reporter arrested while covering a protest has inspired new protections for journalists in the government's Public Order Bill.
Charlotte Lynch was detained for seven hours during a Just Stop Oil protest on the M25 last November.Recalling the incident on LBC the next day, Charlotte admitted she was "absolutely terrified" throughout the ordeal.
Amendment 54 to Clause 18 of the Public Order Bill offers special protections for journalists covering protests.tonight, Baroness Chakrabarti writes: "Whichever view we take of [Just Stop Oil protests], we can surely agree that whilst some direct action will inevitably cross a line and justify police arrests, perhaps even criminal prosecution, being a journalist or innocent bystander should not.
Its sponsors add: "This new Clause would protect journalists, legal observers, academics, and bystanders who observe or report on protests or the police’s use of powers related to protests." At the time Hertfordshire Police Chief Constable Charlie Hall called for an independent force to examine its approach to the arrests.
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