"What we would do is base this on intelligence, base this on actions, base this on the group," Twist adds. He describes how Republic had "12 heavy duty straps with combination locks on them", which they said was to secure placards.
The senior officer says: "A seemingly innocent item could in the right context be something that would be considered to be equipped for locking on." She asks Matt Twist about the new offence of "locking on", saying something like a lock "could also be used to secure your bicycle" and "thousands of people walk through London everyday with luggage tags". SNP MP Alison Thewliss is pressing the assistant commissioner on why protesters from Republic were arrested - despite having engaged with the Met ahead the coronation.
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