Gemma Atkinson claims she was handcuffed after recording search of boyfriend on her mobile phone
A woman is to challenge the Metropolitan police in the high court, claiming she was handcuffed, detained and threatened with arrest for filming officers on her mobile phone.
Lawyers for Gemma Atkinson, a 27-year-old who was detained after filming police officers conduct a routine stop and search on her boyfriend, believe her case is the latest example of how police are misusing counterterrorism powers to restrict photography.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jul/21/police-search-mobile-phone-court
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