Extinction Rebellion( XR ), the non-violent climate change protest organisation, were previously included on a register of militant dogmata including neo-Nazi radicals, according to reports.
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The group was included in a 12 -page guide, dated last November, produced by counter-terrorism police designation “Safeguarding young people and adults from ideological extremism”- policy decisions which the police had now been called a” interval of judgments” following investigation from The Guardian.
The guide cautions policemen to look out for young people who “neglect to attend school” or “participate in strategy institution stoppages ,” a reference to Greta Thunberg’s’ clas impres for environment’ crusade and its international offshoots.
Extinction Rebellion organizers complain in London. Credit: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/ AFP/ Getty Images
Officials said they would review the guidance to clarify their position on Extinction Rebellion after probing from The Guardian, later confirming that it had been recalled.
Counter Terrorism Policing South East( CTPSE ), where the document was shared, affixed an initial proclamation: “This paper was produced at a local level to help our partners to recognise the signs of vulnerability to radicalisation. By including Extinction Rebellion in this document, it gives the impression we consider them to be an extremist group, which they are not. We will review the guidance to make this clear.”
Later, after further asks from The Guardian, police indicated that they would recall the document. DCS Kath Barnes, head of CTPSE, said: “I would like to make it quite clear that we do not classify Extinction Rebellion as an activist organisation.
” The inclusion of Extinction Rebellion in this document was an error of judgment and we will now be evaluating all of the contents as a result .” The word went on to explain why the initial navigate had been published, and the details of the recall.
A spokesperson for XR said: “How dare they? Children up and down the country are desperately fighting against a future. Educators, grandparents, nannies have been trying their best with loving nonviolence to get politicians and big business to do something about the catastrophic state of our planet. And this is how the establishment answers .”
The hard rock veteran said last week( January 3) that the 17 -year-old activist’s epoch would be better spent on something other than are endeavouring to turn climate change.
“I feel for that Greta, ” he said. “She has been indoctrinated into thinking that there is climate change and there isn’t. She hasn’t done anything wrong but she’s been forced into thinking that what she is saying is true.”
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