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Anthony Finnegan was arrested after taking a photo of a branch of NatWest in Shrewsbury, Shropshire in July 2009.<\/p>\n

Finnegan said an officer and a PCSO demanded to know why he was taking \u2018discreet photographs’ of the building’s doorway.<\/p>\n

He replied that he was taking a picture of a period building. \u2018There’s nothing discreet about this, it’s an SLR camera. If I was being discreet I’d use a phone,’ he told the Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Finnegan, who was asked for identification but was not carrying any, said he was handcuffed and put in a police cell during a seven-hour ordeal in which he was forced to the ground \u2018face down in a puddle’ on way to the station.<\/p>\n

The photographer said he suffered a cracked rib in the process.<\/p>\n

Finnegan’s lawyer Fiona Murphy, from Bhatt Murphy Solicitors, confirmed: \u2018West Mercia Police has agreed to admit liability, apologise and pay \u00a310,000 compensation to Anthony Finnegan, who was wrongfully arrested for taking a photograph of a high-street bank.’<\/p>\n

Murphy – who branded the officers’ conduct as ‘regrettable abuse of police powers’ \u2013 said the force has agreed to destroy records of Finnegan’s detention. <\/p>\n

West Mercia Police spokesman Toby Shergold said: \u2018This case is live and subject to ongoing litigation and it would therefore be inappropriate to comment further at this time.’<\/p>\n

Shergold told AP that he was unable to speculate as to how long the legal process will take before the case is closed.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, AP revealed how amateur photographer Bob Patefield won an out-of-court settlement <\/a>worth thousands of pounds after suing police for wrongful arrest.<\/p>\n

Patefield, from Colne, filed a civil action against the Chief Constable of Lancashire Constabulary, claiming he was unlawfully arrested while taking photos of Christmas festivities in Accrington in December 2009.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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