Police response to ex-officers tweets "unlawful" says judge

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Police response to ex-officer's tweets "unlawful" says judge

'Miller v Humberside Police, bugger off!' Former officer Harry Miller has won his case against his old force who wrongly recorded his tweets as a 'hate incident' in a "watershed moment for liberty".

Harry Miller with supporters outside the High Court

Date - 14th February 2020
By - Chloe Livadeas

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The High Court has today ruled Humberside Police’s response to ex-officer Harry Miller’s ‘transphobic’ tweets were unlawful. Officers from the force visited Mr Miller, 54, at his place of work in January 2019 after a...

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