Scots hold fresh anti-monarchy protest in capital Edinburgh

Scottish protesters have taken to the streets in the capital Edinburgh again, voicing their opposition to monarchical rule over the UK, and protesting the arrest of their fellow demonstrators.

Anti-monarchy activists gathered on Tuesday in front of the Edinburgh cathedral, the latest port of call, where Queen Elizabeth II, who recently passed away, has lain in state, The Guardian reported.

Some demonstrators were holding up a blank banner as well as blank sheets of paper in support of “their right to protest” after several people were placed under arrest throughout the kingdom, while protesting royal rule.

The police confronted a protest in Edinburgh on Sunday, arresting a 22-year-old woman in connection with, what The Independent called, "a breach of the peace" during the Accession Proclamation for King Charles III. The royal rose to the throne immediately after the Queen’s death.

A 22-year-old man was also arrested on the Royal Mile later as footage appeared to show him heckling the royal procession.

And in Oxford, a man was arrested on suspicion of a public order offence after shouting “who elected him?” referring to King Charles.

Several British parliamentarians have, meanwhile, raised concerns about the arrests, finding them in breach of the right to free speech, which the UK claims to be respecting as a "democracy."

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