In letters to the women, the force acknowledged they were 'understandably feeling badly let down' - but the Met still continued to defend its actions in a statement to media
, which cancelled the protest after Met officers threatened organisers with £10,000 fines under lockdown rules in place at the time., had attended the vigil anyway – with police allowing the event to proceed for six hours before officers moved in to disperse the crowd.
“Acknowledging that the fundamental right to protest remained, the circumstances at the time of the vigil – namely that we were in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic – presented an extremely difficult challenge for policing and the officers present, due to the need to balance the potential risk such a gathering could pose to public health.
“The actions of individual officers were found by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabularies to have been appropriate. They acted in good faith, interpreting complex and changing legislation in very challenging circumstances in a way that was entirely consistent with their colleagues working across London at the time.
“I’m glad that the police have recognised that we had a fundamental right to protest but since then this right has been further eroded and undermined by the [since-[assed] Public Order Act.” Rachel Harger, solicitor at Bindmans LLP representing both women, added: “I am glad that the Met have finally acknowledged that those who attended the vigil had the fundamental right to protest the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving Met officer.
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