"Sir Mark Rowley said that LFR hadn't yet been used at any protest, including at Saturday's Unite The Kingdom march in London organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, "because of what may be sensed about it having a chilling effect". He said: "The last protest from the same organisers as this one didn't have any trouble of any significance so the suggestion that every protest organised by these organisers has trouble is not actually accurate.""
""A large crowd, tens of thousands of people peacefully expressing their opinion, and tens of people determined on serious violence. "We haven't used [LFR] on any protests so far and I'm cautious on using it on protests, as opposed to events, for the reason of freedom of speech and the rights expressed under the Human Rights Act to that point so that has to be a consideration that goes into the equation for using it.""
Sir Mark Rowley said live facial recognition (LFR) was deployed at Notting Hill Carnival based on intelligence. He said LFR has not been used at any protest so far, including the Unite The Kingdom march organised by Tommy Robinson, because of concerns it may create a chilling effect and affect freedom of speech protected under the Human Rights Act. The last protest by the same organisers did not have significant trouble, he said. The Metropolitan Police reported 24 arrests already after 26 officers were injured at the rally, and expected another 50 arrests; eight people have been charged. Notting Hill Carnival saw far fewer incidents than recent years with more than 420 arrests over two days.
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