The CEO of Southern Water has been placed under citizens’ arrest by activists who accuse him of the ‘serious’ sewage pollution.

The Citizens’ Arrest Network detained Lawrence Gosden while he was on his way to a conference in London and placed him under a ‘citizen’s arrest’ as an act of protest.

Anti-pollution campaigners accused him of four counts of causing a public nuisance.

The allegations centre on illegal sewage spills, equipment maintenance standards, and the alleged ‘mismanagement’ of funds.

The women called the police and presented officers with a ‘dossier of evidence’ when they arrived, but the officers opted to release the CEO. A Citizen’s Arrest Network spokesperson said: ‘Under Gosden, Southern Water is responsible for the most serious category of sewage pollution into rive

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