Police Scotland hail “unique” World Championships as mega-event draws to a close 10 arrests were made during what was a very singular Glasgow Fortnight cycling
Police Scotland have applauded a “unique” UCI World Championships as the mega-event, which for the first time drew together multiple cycling disciplines, drew to a close in Scotland’s largest city today with Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky triumphing in the women’s elite road race – setting the seal on what will go down in history as a very singularHundreds of thousands of people attended races in Glasgow and beyond over the past week and a half, with Edinburgh, Stirling, Fort William and Glentress...
In an update released this evening, Police Scotland detailed the arrests that had been made while the event was on, as follows: 4 women and 1 man were arrested and charged following a protest impacting event safety in the Carron Valley on Sunday, 6 August Assistant Chief Constable Mark Williams, who led the policing operation for the event, said: “The size and scale of this unique event cannot be underestimated.
“Decisions about how to police protests require us to balance complex and often competing rights and issues. Campaigning and demonstration is a legitimate, necessary and vital part of life. Abusive, threatening behaviour or activity intended to disrupt an event that risks public safety is not legitimate protest.
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