Source: Sputnik News
The number of people arrested following London's famous Notting Hill carnival is expected to rise after Scotland Yard revealed dozens of police officers have been hurt during the event.
Thirty police officers injured during Notting Hill carnival in London as arrests rose by 30 percent after Section 60 orders imposed and metal detector arches erected.
"Any assault on police is unacceptable," Commander Dave Musker in charge of policing carnival said in a statement. The attacks on the police officers, which included being spat at, has reignited the debate over whether officers with the Met should be provided with spit guards while a suspect is being arrested.
Head of London's Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick says spit guards or hoods should only be used in custody suites, not by front line officers during arrests. British Transport Police officers are allowed to use spit hoods in arrests on London's streets while Met officers only have access to the hoods when suspects are in custody.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has confirmed spit and bite guards which look like mesh hoods will only be used in custody suites.
Meanwhile "shocking" footage posted on social media under #NottingHillCarnival has emerged showing police officers being kicked while they arrest a man in Hackney.
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