"That's a very sensible step at the moment, " said Roderick Jones, a vice president of Concentric Solutions and a former special branch officer.

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Pc Nigel Cowley, Det Con John Donohue, Pc Roderick James-Bowen and Pc Mark Jones all deny assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

BBC: Police officers 'attacked' terror suspect Babar Ahmad

The candidates for the Wadebridge East ward are: Brian Bennetts (Conservative), Collin Brewer (Independent), Roderick Harrison (UKIP), Adrian Jones (Labour), Steve Knightley (Liberal Democrat), Sarah Maguire (Independent).

BBC: Collin Brewer