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81-Year-Old Man Pleads Not Guilty in Nottingham Protest Case

Keith Edwards, accused of standing on a protester's leg to aid police, will face trial next month.

  • Edwards, 81, was arrested after protests in Nottingham City Centre on August 3.
  • He is charged with threatening behaviour intending to provoke unlawful violence.
  • Edwards claims he was trying to assist police, not participate in the protest.
  • The trial is scheduled for October 7 at Nottingham Crown Court.
  • Police have made over 1,300 arrests related to the protests, with 863 charges filed.
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