“Police make additional arrests and lay charges following drone factory protest”
Protesters outside a drone factory in Leicestershire have been charged with public order offences. The demonstrators have been at UAV Tactical Systems on Meridian Business Park, Braunstone Town, for the past week. Leicestershire Police have arrested 41 people, with 24 facing charges including criminal damage, obstructing a highway and obstructing a police constable. Seventeen people have been released on bail. Protests against UAV Tactical Systems, a subsidiary of Israel-based international defence electronics company Elbit Systems, have taken place outside the site in recent years. In May 2021, pro-Palestinian demonstrators spent six days on the roof of the factory, while two protesters were fined for blocking the site entrance this year. Adam Streets, assistant chief constable for Leicestershire Police, said officers remained at the factory “to minimise disruption as much as we are able while facilitating the right to a peaceful protest”.
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In light of the recent drone factory protest, Leicestershire Police have taken swift action by arresting 41 individuals and laying charges against 24 of them. The charges range from criminal damage to obstructing a highway and a police constable. This development highlights the authorities’ determination to maintain law and order while also addressing public concerns surrounding the use of drones.
It seems like protesting at a drone factory can land you in some serious trouble.
The arrests and charges following the drone factory protest show that the fight for justice is far from over. The authorities are cracking down, but the protesters remain defiant.