Wednesday 24 November 2021
Surrey Police wants to hear from anyone “seriously impacted” by the insulate Britain protests on the M3 and M25.
A
dedicated team of officers has been building a case against the protesters who
targeted a number of junctions in September.
The
most recent activity in Surrey resulted in 38 people being arrested.
A
Police spokesperson says the force wants to build the best case possible to
take to the CPS to secure prosecutions where appropriate.
Temporary Detective Sergeant Steven Cassidy, who is part of
the investigation team, said:
“We are keen to be able to present the fullest
evidential picture we can to the Crown Prosecution Service in order that we can
reflect the seriousness of the situation and seek to prosecute the most
appropriate offences. Therefore, we are appealing for help from anyone who
suffered a serious personal impact as a result of the disruption.”
However, please only come forward if you have suffered
serious impact. You also need to be willing to provide us with a statement and
then go to court to give your evidence for any trials that may follow – this could
mean more than one visit to court as we may have a situation where we are
running a number of trials. I must reiterate that the impact needs to be
serious – it cannot just be that it was inconvenient.”
T/DS Cassidy added: “My team is continuing to work
tirelessly to collect evidence to ensure anyone breaking the law is brought to
justice. This has included sifting through numerous social media posts to find
those heart-breaking stories of people who were seriously affected by these
protests. If that was you, and you have not already come forward, please do so
– we would really like to hear from you.”
If you can help, please contact us quoting reference PR/45210099745."
posted by Radio Jackie News Team @ 9:00 pm
