Gemma sez, “You wrote a blog post about how I was assaulted by the police after filming my boyfriend being searched, back in 2009.
The publicity we got from your post and the other press we got (Guardian and BBC) helped make thousands more people aware of this issue which led to the Metropolitan police eventually having to change their guidelines on photographing and filming the police. It was always my aim to get section 58a of the terrorism act clearer to all citizens in the UK and this hasn’t changed.
Today I’m releasing the animated short film about the case – It deals with broad issues of police accountability and citizen”s rights as well as the specifics of my case. We also hope it entertains you on its way.”