Police regret anti-monarchy arrests

But who is to blame for rushing new offences into law?

It is unusual for the police to publicly express regret at arrests that turned out to have been unjustified. People are often arrested, questioned and then released without charge. Provided the arrest was lawful at the time, that’s normally the end of it.

It must be even more unusual for senior officers to visit the home of an arrested person and offer a…