Man charged over Gosport migrant protest
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A man has been charged after a protest over migrant arrivals in the Hampshire town of Gosport.
The Home Office reported that 149 migrants were rescued from the Channel on Sunday by the RNLI and a French vessel, brought ashore at Gosport.
There were scuffles with police during a stand-off involving approximately 150 anti-migrant demonstrators.
Jamie Bennett, aged 38, of Thyme Avenue in Whiteley, Fareham, has been charged with failing to comply with a prohibited assembly direction. He has been bailed to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court on 26 November.
Police made 12 arrests following the protest on Haslar Road. The individuals arrested were aged between 22 and 59, and included both men and women.
Suspected offences included:
- Assaulting police officers
- Affray
- Racially aggravated public order
Ten others have been bailed pending further inquiries.
Police stated that a small number of officers received minor injuries during the incident but none required serious medical attention.
Demonstrators blocked police vans from advancing, chanting "shame on you" and "deport the lot".