Ahead of King Charles III's Coronation, Leader of 'Anti-Monarchy' Group Arrested

According to Reuters and the British daily The Guardian, the leader of an anti-monarchy civic group preparing protests ahead of King Charles III's coronation was arrested by police on the 6th (local time).

On the afternoon of the 5th, one day before the coronation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom (local time), citizens are waiting near The Mall by Buckingham Palace in London, where the carriage carrying King Charles III and the Queen Consort will pass, hanging flags with congratulatory messages for the king's coronation. [Image source=Yonhap News]

An official from the anti-monarchy group 'Republic' reported that police arrested the group's leader, Graham Smith, at Trafalgar Square around 7:30 a.m. that day. This was 3 hours and 30 minutes before the coronation scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.

The square is located right in front of Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey, the coronation venue, and is one of the key points along the coronation procession route.

While Smith was preparing placards and drinks at the square near the coronation site, police appeared and began inspecting and searching the protestors' procession.

The police found hundreds of yellow placards reading "Not My King" (#NotMyKing) in a vehicle, and subsequently arrested six protest organizers including Smith.

British police stated that "an important police operation is underway in central London" and that multiple arrests were made ahead of the coronation.

London police are conducting a large-scale security operation called 'Operation Golden Orb' for the coronation event. A total of 11,500 officers are expected to be deployed for maintaining order on this day alone.

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