Protester, 45, is charged with disorderly conduct after allegedly shouting ‘Who elected him?’ during proclamation ceremony for King Charles
- Symon Hill has been charged with disorderly conduct at King’s event
- The 45-year-old is said to have said, “Who chose him?” to Charles on September 11
- Officers were told by Met police that people have a right to protest
- Hill is due to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on January 31
A man has been charged with allegedly shouting ‘Who chose him?’ at the proclamation ceremony of King Charles.
Thames Valley Police said on Friday Symon Hill, 45, of Church Hill Road, Oxford, has been charged with using threatening or abusive words or disorderly conduct.
The charges come after he reportedly shouted “Who chose him?” at the event in Carfax Tower, Oxford, on Sept. 11.
Hill is due to appear at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on January 31.
Symon Hill, 45, of Church Hill Road, Oxford, has been charged with using threatening or abusive words or disorderly conduct after allegedly shouting ‘Who elected him?’ at the event in Carfax Tower, Oxford, on Sept. 11
Footage shared online by Oxford City Council showed screams from the crowd as Mr Fry delivered a speech following Mr Beard’s formal reading of King Charles’ proclamation
TThe September ceremony was officiated by Mark Beard, High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, who read the proclamation of Charles’s accession to a crowd of people in the city center.
It was one of many ceremonies in cities and towns across the UK following the Queen’s death on September 8.
Mr Beard spoke at the event alongside Marjorie Neasham Glasgow, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, and James Fry, the Lord Mayor of Oxford.
Footage shared online by Oxford City Council showed screams from the crowd as Mr Fry delivered a speech following Mr Beard’s formal reading of the Proclamation.
Officers across the country were warned by Met police that people have a right to protest following the arrest of Paul Powlesland in September 2022 after he stood in Parliament Square, London with a blank sheet of paper in his hand when a police officer confronted him
Powlesland, 36, from Barking, was standing in Parliament Square, London, holding a blank sheet of paper when a police officer confronted him in September 2022.
Deputy Deputy Commissioner Stuart Cundy said: ‘The public has an absolute right to protest and we have made this clear to all officers involved in the extraordinary police operation that is currently taking place and we will continue to do so.
“However, the vast majority of interactions between officers and the public at this point have been positive as people have come to the capital to mourn the loss of the late Her Majesty the Queen.”