AN anti-war protester who lodged a formal complaint against the police when they refused to allow him access to a peace camp says the matter has now been resolved.
James Derieg publicly renounced his US citizenship outside the gates of RAF Fairford during the Iraq conflict and sent a letter explaining his reasons to the US State Departure.
But he was upset when officers refused to let him join the perimeter fence camp on a later date, and claimed his human rights were violated. Now after meeting with a senior officer from Gloucestershire Constabulary, he says he is satisfied with the outcome.
Mr Derieg says the police were acting on the advice of military personnel, who feared the protesters were too close to potentially explosive materials.
He said: "It was clear that it was not within the remit of the police to question the operations within a military base, especially during wartime, but it remains a question whether the US military could have altered their operations so as not to have put those areas into a higher risk status.
"I am confident there was no deliberate intent on the part of Gloucestershire Constabulary to inhibit my right to freedom of expression."
Mr Derieg lives in Kemble but originates from Los Angeles.
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