Met treatment of disabled XR activists labelled ‘degrading’
Met’s own disability advisers lodge complaint over disabled protesters’ treatment
The Metropolitan police’s advisers on disability have accused the force of “degrading and humiliating” treatment of disabled activists during the Extinction Rebellion protests in London this month.
A formal complaint by the Met’s disability independent advisory group (DIAG) says members are “disappointed and angered” that the force failed to engage with them over the policing of the protests, and says it may have caused “irreparable damage” to relations with disabled people.