Demonstrators arrested in the struggles with police yesterday are today being charged at Edinburgh’s Sheriff’s court.
I spoke to some of those waiting to hear the outcome outside the court after they were refused entry to the public gallery.
David Henbrey, a financial sector worker from Worthing, spent most of yesterday corralled in Canning Street.
“I came to Edinburgh to protest against the G8 summit and took part in the demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday.”
“Yesterday at 11am I took part in a peaceful musical parade beginning on the corner of Lothian and Princes Streets. Within three minutes we were surrounded by police and corralled in Canning Street. The local police were subsequently replaced by riot police and vans. We were there from 11am until nearly 5pm. When we were allowed to leave we had to give our names and addresses to police, were subject to a body search and had our photos taken.”
Joy Hurcomber, a teacher, also from Worthing added: “Everyone was scared of the police and weren’t sure what they would do next. People were being carried out, they were horizontal, saying ‘we haven’t done anything.’ They were shouting out their names.”
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