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Alliance Defending Freedom, UK: Christian Woman Arrested for Silent Prayer Receives Compensation From Police – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Alliance Defending Freedom, UK: Christian Woman Arrested for Silent Prayer Receives Compensation From Police

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BIRMINGHAM (19 August 2024) – In a victory against UK censorship, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce – the Christian charitable volunteer who was seen being arrested twice for praying silently in viral videos – has received a payout of £13,000 from West Midlands Police in acknowledgement of her unjust treatment, and the breach of her human rights.

With support from ADF UK, Vaughan-Spruce issued a claim against West Midlands Police for two wrongful arrests and false imprisonments; assault and battery in relation to an intrusive search of her person; and for a breach of her human rights both in respect to the arrests, and to the onerous bail conditions imposed on her. …

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