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)

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