In a last-minute move Sussex Police have caused the Duke of York's Cinema to cancel the showing of 'On the Verge' a documentary about local peace campaigners SMASH EDO. The screening was due to be at 6.30pm tonight (Monday March 17th) According to the Duke of York's cinema they received an e-mail at 4.15 p.m today (Mon March 17th) from Martin New , a council environmental health officer. He explained that the police had reported that the film had not been certificated and therefore should not be shown. The Duke of York's were forced to pull the showing. A spokesman for the production company SchMovies said “I am extremely disappointed but not entirely surprised by the police's action. As the showing of the film has been widely advertised for at least six weeks, not least in the Duke of York's programme any certification issues could have been dealt with well prior to the event. Our film although focussing mainly on the rights and wrongs of protest shows a number of examples of questionable police behaviour – Perhaps this is why they left their move so late” Andrew Beckett, spokesman for the campaign said 'When the police are reduced to banning film showings via the back door another blow has been struck against our rights to free speech and free assembly'

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