Publication Date:
Fri, 2011-01-28 23:06
Charlie Gilmour, 21, was pictured dangling from the national
Union Flag on the Cenotaph memorial during protests against a rise in
university tuition fees. He later apologized, saying he was ashamed.
Detectives from London’s Metropolitan police said in a
statement they had charged Gilmour with “violent disorder and theft of a
mannequin leg.”
He is due to appear at Westminister Magistrate’s Court on
February 10.
Scores of demonstators who took part in violent protests
against increased tuition fees in central London in November and December of
last year have been tracked down by police and charged or cautioned for a range
of offenses.
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