Outside court, Livia Tossici-Bolt called her conviction for breaching a buffer zone a “dark day for freedom,” insisting she hadn’t protested or harassed anyone but only offered consensual conversation. She warned that the case posed a serious threat to free speech in the UK, claiming it had global implications for freedom of expression. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00This is a dark day for Great Britain.
00:05I was not protesting, nor did I harass, intimidate, or obstruct anyone.
00:15All I did was offering consensual conversation in a public space, as in my basic right.
00:28And yet, this court has found me guilty.
00:36Freedom of expression is in a state of crisis in the UK.
00:43What has happened to this country?
00:48The US Department was right to be concerned with my case,
00:55as it has serious implications for the entire Western world.
01:03I remain committed to fight for free speech, not only for my own sake,
01:12but for the sake of all my fellow citizens.
01:19If we allow this precedent of censorship to stand,
01:25nobody's right to fully express themselves is secure.
01:33With the support of Alliance for Defence of Freedom International,
01:38I will now consider all legal options.