First arrest over anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth
A 42-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and assaulting a police officer following an anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth. The incident occurred when hundreds of demonstrators blocked roads to prevent coaches carrying 120 migrants from leaving the city. Police stated that this is the first of several expected arrests and emphasized that violence and criminal damage will not be tolerated.
- ▪A 42-year-old man from Paulsgrove was arrested early Friday morning after video review of the Sunday protest.
- ▪Protesters blocked roads at Eastney Marina to stop coaches transporting 120 migrants who had crossed the Channel in a dinghy.
- ▪Several police, coastguard, and Border Force vehicles were damaged, and a small number of officers were treated for injuries at the scene.
- ▪Assistant Chief Constable Tony Rowlinson described the events as violent public disorder rather than peaceful protest.
- ▪The arrest follows a similar anti-migrant protest that took place at the Port of Dover the previous day.
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First arrest over anti-migrant protest in PortsmouthImage caption, Police officers were deployed to Portsmouth on Sunday eveningByCurtis LancasterSouth of EnglandPublished7 minutes agoA man has been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and assaulting a police officer following an anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth.Police attended Eastney Marina on Sunday night after hundreds of demonstrators blocked roads in an attempt to stop coaches carrying 120 migrants, who had crossed the Channel in a dinghy, from leaving the city.A 42-year-old man from Paulsgrove was arrested early Friday morning after officers reviewed video from the protest.
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