2009 G20 London summit protests
The 2009 G20 London summit protests occurred in the days around the 2 April 2009 G20 London summit. The summit was the focus of protests from a number of groups over various long-standing and topical issues. These ranged from disquiet over economic policy, anger at the banking system and bankers' remuneration and bonuses, the continued war on terror and concerns over climate change.
| Date | 1 and 2 April 2009 |
|---|---|
| Location | City of London, England |
| Deaths | Ian Tomlinson, a newspaper vendor |
| Non-fatal injuries | Over 180 protesters made formal complaints of injuries. |
| Charges | Delroy "Tony" Smellie, a Metropolitan police officer, charged with assaulting Nicola Fisher He was later found to have committed no crime and found not guilty at court. |
| Convictions | Phillip Georgopoulos, a student from Dudley who threw a computer monitor through the window of an RBS branch, was jailed for two-and-a-half years |
Although the majority of the protests and protesters were peaceful, the threat of violence and criminal damage were used by police as a reason to detain, or "kettle", protesters as part of Operation Glencoe. A bystander, Ian Tomlinson, died shortly after being pushed to the ground by a police officer. A second post-mortem revealed that Tomlinson may have died from an abdominal haemorrhage. The inquest into Tomlinson's death found that he was unlawfully killed.