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Two asylum seekers holding up a bedsheet banner in protest against worsening conditions at Napier Barracks in Folkestone are threatened with fines. Kent Police appear to believe the Human Rights Act is suspended and covid exemptions are fixed for any circumstances
It is worth remembering asylum seekers at Napier Barracks have been forced to become one big "support bubble" by the Home Office. This is only the latest protest against conditions there morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/asyl…
A charity worker whose job is to support asylum seekers and who is monitoring the police's actions is herself threatened with a fine for "loitering". Current exemptions allow people to "work or provide voluntary or charitable services"
This comes on the day Britain's most senior police officer said it was "preposterous" that anyone doesn't know what the rules are. Presumably this wasn't meant to include police officers narrowly interpreting of the law news.sky.com/story/covid-19…
Thanks to @_KRAN_ for sharing these videos
A reminder that there is no formal process to challenge a covid fine other than refusing to pay and risking prosecution independent.co.uk/independentpre…
Link to the full video here vimeo.com/499621754
How is this not a textbook definition of arbitrary powers?
"Kent Police confirmed that the force responded to reports of a protest at Napier Barracks ... officers... remain at the location to support the Home Office and ensure public safety". So this was overwhelmingly about public order, not public health independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…
Asylum seekers protesting at Napier Barracks ARE genuinely concerned about real public health concerns - the worsening conditions and the difficulties of social distancing they face because of the government department that Kent Police is offering its support to

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