Patsy Stevenson and Dania Al-Obeid were both arrested in March 2021 while taking part in a vigil for Sarah Everard. They have now been given payouts and apologies by the Metropolitan Police.
"I never thought I'd say that I agree with abolishment, but it's looking like it's a good idea in my books."
Ms Stevenson said she did not believe that new Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley could be trusted to sort out the force.She said:"I think that he is better at talking than [his predecessor] Cressida Dick was. "I think he's very good giving lip service. He's very good at talking about things that he wants to change, and you know he's going to do this and going to do that.How killer police officer Wayne Couzens was caughtSky News Monday to Thursday at 7pm. Watch live on Sky channel 501, Freeview 233, Virgin 602, the Sky News website and app or YouTube.
She said:"And then getting arrested and handled the way we did, it brought me back to that time of being silenced."And I didn't want to go ahead with a civil claim, and I kind of shied away." It was only when she was convicted under COVID regulations that Ms Al-Obeid decided to fight against the police.
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