52 anti-monarchist demonstrators detained at protests against the coronation of Charles III

British police have detained the leader of the anti-monarchist group The Republic and 51 others during the coronation of King Charles this Saturday for demonstrating against the king along the route of a procession in central London, Reuters reported. Dressed in yellow, they were accompanied by signs reading “You are not my king.”

“We fully understand the public’s concern over the arrests we made this morning,” Metropolitan Police Commander Karen Findlay said in a statement, explaining that her duty to avoid disorder was more important than her right to protest and believing protesters would try to misrepresent the public. . paint monuments and disrupt “official movements”.

“There has been a major police operation in the past 24 hours after we received information that the demonstrators were determined to disrupt the coronation procession,” he added.

The Republic has already warned that it is preparing the largest protest against the British monarch in modern history.

“It’s disgusting and highly exaggerated,” said Kevin John, 57, a salesman who was among the protesters, adding that “it’s also extremely counterproductive on the part of the police, because all they’ve done is create a huge publicity. complete madness.”

In Glasgow, Scotland, and Cardiff, Wales, the people also turned against the king. People took to the streets with placards calling for the “abolition of the monarchy”.

Also on social media, many people have criticized the cost of living crisis in the United Kingdom.

Republican activists hope that Charles will be the last British monarch to be crowned. “He is a hereditary billionaire, born into wealth and privilege, who epitomizes the inequality of wealth and power in our society,” said Clive Lewis, Labor MP.