Police detain press photographer Justin Tallis at a Pro-Tamil protest on Westminster bridge.
For the second time in a week Police grabbed a press photographer from the ongoing Tamil protests outside Parliament.
Last Monday Chief EPA Photographer Andy Rain was grabbed by two senior officers as police were attempting to remove the protesters from the road and escorted him away from the protest.
Chief EPA Photographer, Andy Rain, is pulled from the crowd of protesters by a police inspector and sergeant and was escorted away from the protest.
On Monday they went one step further by forcibly detaining agency photographer Justin Tallis and questioning him in the back of a police van.
Police question and detain press photographer Justin Tallis in a police van.
Officers did not say he was under arrest or under what power he was being detained. After pressure from fellow journalists and NUJ General Secretary Jeremy Dear speaking to senior officers on the ground via mobile phone he was released.
After being released Tallis received medical attention from London Ambulance Service paramedics. Tallis is considering legal action against officers with NUJ support.
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Video: Police Forcibly Detain Press Photographer
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