Daniel sandfordBritain’s correspondent
At least two people have been arrested during protest against the residence of shelter seekers in a hotel in Essex.
An organized march was held in the applied, where about 140 migrants are living in Bell Hotel.
The Essex Police had a dispersion order and banned the protest, saying that it should be terminated by 20:00 and the banner should not have “aggressive or inflammatory language”.
The Essex Police has not yet confirmed the number of arrests or what was the doubt to the people.
Around 200 people gathered outside the Epution Forest District Council Building, where a woman climbed the steps and uprooted a union flag before being detained by the authorities after refusing to leave.
Another person was detained in the crowd.
The Bell Hotel became the focal point of several demonstrations and counter-protects in the recent weeks, when a refugeer was kept, accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl last month. He has denied the allegations. The case is currently passing through the courts.
On Friday, the appeal court Reversed a temporary prohibition It would have stopped the shelter seekers from being kept in Bell Hotel.
Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Hooper said: “We have constantly stated that we will always try to facilitate valid opposition, but do not include the right to commit crime, and we will take a firm approach to someone with the intention of doing so.
“And to repeat the public, the strength to feel in the applies is not lost on me – or any of the Essex Police – and I would urge anyone who wants to listen to his voices to be heard in peace and in the parameters.”