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Squatter's Protest at Stoke Newington Police Station

Dominic | 18.07.2008 22:17 | Free Spaces | London

Two people were arrested as police evicted a squat in Hackney today. Friends and supporters gathered at Stoke Newington Police station to demand their release.


Police try to steal a placard, but are resisted and soon give up.
Police try to steal a placard, but are resisted and soon give up.

Plain clothed, but none to subtle, police videographer
Plain clothed, but none to subtle, police videographer



The police said that both people were arrested for criminal damage and abstracting electricity, but they decided not to charge either. One was released, but the other was said to be wanted over a separate allegation in Poland, and is facing extradition.

A flyer distributed at the protest said:

Today police illegally evicted a squat in Hackney and arrested our two friends inside. We are calling for their immediate release!

Hackney council and the metropolitan police have been working together to evict squatters, families and the poor. We are loosing our homes to the aggressive gentrification of hackney: we aren't going without a fight.

We are increasingly harassed, searched, beaten and arrested, and this has become a common experience across the board with policing in Hackney.

We oppose police brutality and repression.

Dominic

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prisoner moved

19.07.2008 17:11

the one squatter that remained in custody because of the warrant for his arrest from an old case in poland will be extradited there. he has now been moved to harrow police station. he is fine. he has his stuff. his family has been informed. i would also like to mention that the scum at the police gave us no info last night about him, they denied to pass a msg on to him and when we sent a solicitor for both of them they did not tell them it was from us.

george

A.C.A.B.

20.07.2008 15:33

They're all bastards in that station, you should all apply under the freedom of information act to find out how many were assaulted in that station and how many deaths they've had in custody too.

I hate Stoke Newington Coppers