I Will Not Let Police Be Subjected to Trial by Social Media: UK Home Secretary

I Will Not Let Police Be Subjected to Trial by Social Media: UK Home Secretary
Home Secretary Priti Patel in an undated file photo. Aaron Chown/PA
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Police officers should not face “trial by social media,” the Home Secretary has said as she backed calls to publish more body-worn video footage of incidents.

In a speech to the annual Police Federation of England and Wales conference, Priti Patel said “transparency is vital” and supported plans to tackle “misleading” video clips uploaded on to social media.”