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Two oil and gas protesters have been charged after allegedly attempting to climb a crowd barrier at the King’s coronation celebration in Scotland.
Imogen Robertson, 22, and Hannah Torrance-Bright, 21, were arrested in connection with an alleged breach of the peace during the royal event in Edinburgh on Wednesday and later charged.
They have been released on an undertaking to appear at Edinburgh Sheriff Court next Tuesday.
The two were not part of anti-monarchy protests which took place at the time, but are members of This Is Rigged – a Scottish pressure group that hopes to curtail the oil and gas industry.
On Twitter, the group claimed the arrests were “infringing on our democratic right to protest”.
Police Scotland arrested four people in total and gave a further four warnings throughout Wednesday as people flocked to the Royal Mile for the national service of thanksgiving held for the King at St Giles’ Cathedral.
Police said William Duncan, 47, was arrested on suspicion of theft and Antonio Juncel, 43, who had an outstanding warrant against him, was also detained.
Three other men and one woman were arrested for alleged threatening behaviour and failing to desist when asked to do so, though their arrests were later changed to recorded police warnings.
Assistant Chief Constable Tim Mairs, police lead for the event, said: “This significant constitutional event took place safely without any disruption to the ceremony or people’s procession.
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