Council urged the government to close EPING Sharan Hotel

A council has unanimously voted for the government to urge the government’s residence asylum seekers after a series of public demonstrations.

The number of people arrested after unrest outside the Bell Hotel in Epping has increased to 16, 17 and 20 July in view of protests.

In a pack on Thursday and often a hot public meeting, Cris Whitbred, Conservative Leader of the Epping Forest District Council, said: “I worry that our inhabitants are being infiltrated at the peak of politics in peaceful protests.”

Police said a large group gathered outside the council offices during the meeting – and a “peaceful” protest was taking place at the Bell Hotel.

The force also warned that those who wore face coverings would be asked to remove and those who refuse would be arrested.

A statement said: “Our priority is protecting epping. We are here to support peaceful opposition – but we will not tolerate criminal behavior.”

Whitbred told the meeting: “I worry that the episting will become a focus and a battleground for the agenda of those extremist groups and they will continue stress as part of their comprehensive campaigns.”

Action has been taken in the hotel as a person living there was accused of sexual harassment, harassment and abetment of a girl to engage in sexual activity.

Hadush Kebatu, a 41 -year -old Ethiopia, denied crimes and lives on remand in custody.

Whitbred said: “Most Eating are peaceful to residents, while it is concerned that our community is suffering permanent losses.

“Since it was first occupied during the epidemic, the council has continuously retained that this hotel is a wrong place.

“It is often occupied by weak people and does not have facilities to support them.”

During the meeting, Councilor Holy Whitbread spoke seriously councilors who encouraged or participated in the protests.

Supporting the proposal, he said: “I will never deliberately stay next to the newcomers, which was done by a member in this chamber on Sunday.

“My grandfather fought against these people in a war. I think anyone who stands shoulder to shoulder with them should hang his head in shame.”

Fellow Conservative Councilor Shane Yarel urged the council not to make perception of protesters.

“It is not appropriate for anyone that turning a racist or Nazi in protest against being branded,” he said.

He stopped his submission by reading a statement of the father of the alleged victim of sexual harassment, which received a permanent ovation from the Chamber and Public Gallery.

Supporting the motion, Jamie Mcivar said for the reform UK that it was a “great shame”, more councilors did not visit protests.

He said: “The people of the applings are worried, they are scared. And what they want in that scenario has to be heard.”

Mcivor went to repeat the claims, Essex negative by policeThat “distant thugs were taken to Bell Hotel” – in which many other members shouted responses, including “fake news” and “misinformation”.

The rest of the Mcivor’s statement condemned the violence and called for the closure of the hotel, as he returned to his seat, welcomed people in a public gallery with a permanent ovation.

Liberal Democrat Councilor Janet Whitehouse, who is the city’s mayor, provided some support and sympathy with the shelter seekers, he said: “We do not know the status of the people kept there.

“It is very sad that the picture of Epping is seen at the national and international level, one of the violence.”

Six of the 16 arrested have been accused of violent disorder, criminal damage and refusing to cover a face.

In response to the protest against further plan, a dispersion order was imposed up to 08:00 BST on Friday.

This gave additional powers to the directors to leave the area or face arrest.

The response is divided by epping residents, some feeling that the protests are appropriate, while others told the BBC that they feel uncomfortable.

A 53 -year -old man called Jason, who refused to share his surname, stated that the protest was “a long time”.

He said: “I don’t think violence is appropriate, I do not think the police go to the crowd and help the situation, but they have got their work to do.

“People are angry, so they are going to react … I think people here are angry.”

Supermarket activist Tilly Nelson argued that social media had promoted some opposition, helped spreading wrong information and turned protests into an incident.

He said: “It is like a social assembly to come together to put his mask and go to the police.”

The 20 -year -old said that she had only had positive conversations with some men living in the hotel, which she described as “political people”.

He worried that “the story has completely changed”.