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An activist referred to as Stop Brexit Man has been acquitted of violating a police order after he broadcasted anti-Conservative and anti-Brexit remixes of The Muppet Show and the Darth Vader theme near the Houses of Parliament.
Steve Bray, 56, played the music on March 20 of last year, just before the then-Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, arrived for his question session.
On Monday, Bray was found not guilty of not complying reasonably with a directive issued under the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 concerning “prohibited activities in Parliament Square” at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
Following the ruling, Bray, dressed in a blue and white short-sleeved shirt, acknowledged his supporters in the public gallery, one of whom signaled approval with a thumbs up gesture.
The police approached Bray on the traffic island around 11:20 AM, just moments before Sunak’s arrival for the question session, and presented him with a map and a notice informing him of the prohibition on using speakers in that controlled area, as testified in court.
The music played intermittently until shortly after 12:33 PM, when officers confiscated his speakers, according to proceedings at the City of London Magistrates’ Court.
Bray, who hails from Port Talbot in South Wales and represented himself, refuted the charges, asserting that his right to play music was integral to his “right to protest” and noting it was played “occasionally” rather than continuously…
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Publish date : 2025-04-14 12:02:00
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