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Activist raided by police after downloading London property firm's 'confidential' meeting minutes from Google Search

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Re: Arrest

@Trigonoceps occipitalis "On balance I would say that this was not the case here."

It was most certainly was not the case here.

I agree one reason for arrest is the preservation of evidence and the gathering of more evidence. But that's not the case here because they arrested Hutchinson before they even had evidence that a crime had been committed.

When a crime is reported you don't just take the word of the person who reported it and arrest someone.

Leathermarket CBS made a false report to the police and at the minimum should be charged with wasting police time.

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