Female activists attempt a citizen’s arrest on Anglian Water’s chief executive at a railway station in south London

Female activists attempt a citizen’s arrest on Anglian Water’s chief executive at a railway station in south London.

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00:00Mark. Hello, Mark Thurston. Hello, my name's Isabel. I'm actually here to place you under citizen's arrest.

00:07Excuse me, I'm trying to get to work.

00:08Oh, I'm so sorry. I know you are, but this is a very serious matter.

00:11The charge is actually public nuisance and we have reason to believe that you are on your way to commit further crimes of public nuisance.

00:21So, you are safe. The police have been called and are on their way.

00:25And we would just request that you wait here with us now until they come.

00:29It's not possible, I'm afraid. I need to get to work. I'm really sorry.

00:31I do, I do understand that.

00:32My colleagues tried to do this to me the other day up at my office.

00:35Yes, yes.

00:36So, I've seen this in number four.

00:38Yeah, it's not a start.

00:40Hello, I do have a right to, under the police, section 24A of the Police and Evidence Bill.

00:48I'm going to call the police because you're not.

00:49Yes, please, please do, please do.

00:51You can also call anyone else to tell them that you may well be late this morning.

00:56I do understand that this is inconvenient for you, but I'm afraid the crime of public nuisance is very serious as well.