UK Courts Sit Overnight To Try Riot Accused
India TV NewsLondon, Aug 11 : As courts in London, Manchester and Birmingham work throughout the night to deal with hundreds of people arrested, the first two criminals convicted for the looting and violence sweeping England were jailed today. No one has been granted bail so far, reflecting Prime Minister David Cameron's commitment to bring the full force of law on rioters who have blighted his government's image inside and outside Britain. The Greater Manchester Police today said two men were today imprisoned for public order offences. In a tough message, Assistant Chief Constable Garry Shewan of Manchester police said, “My message is extremely simple: hundreds and hundreds of people - we have your image, we have your face, we have your acts of wanton criminality on film.
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