Police chief defends protests response

The senior officer in overall charge of policing the G8 summit today defended the handling of street protests in Edinburgh.

Police chief defends protests response
Tue, 05 Jul, 2005 - 12:32

The senior officer in overall charge of policing the G8 summit today defended the handling of street protests in Edinburgh.

Peter Wilson denied police had been unnecessarily intimidating or present in too large numbers in the streets of the Scottish capital yesterday.

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CourtsG8 summitPlace: EdinburghPlace: ScottishPlace: ScotlandPlace: GlenrothesPlace: FifePlace: PerthPlace: EnglandPlace: Kinross CouncilPlace: Gleneagles HotelPerson: Peter WilsonPerson: WilsonEvent: G8 summitEvent: G8Organisation: Fife ConstabularyOrganisation: Association of Chief Police OfficersOrganisation: Metropolitan Police
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