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17/02/2015
Protest Planned For Dublin Over Jobstown Arrests
A protest has been announced for this Saturday at Central Bank in Dublin by anti-water charge campaigners over what they have "political policing".
The protest has been called over the arrest of 23 people in connection with a protest in Jobstown last November.
At a press conference for Saturday's protest, campaigners accused the garda of "misusing resources" and said they had "no doubt" that it was political policing.
(MH/IT)
The protest has been called over the arrest of 23 people in connection with a protest in Jobstown last November.
At a press conference for Saturday's protest, campaigners accused the garda of "misusing resources" and said they had "no doubt" that it was political policing.
(MH/IT)
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