NEW Protestors say police have told them they will be arrested for burglary - and to come down the stairs or in the cherry picker
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Our reporter
@JessicaFKeyes
is at oligarch Oleg Deripaska's £5m Belgravia mansion, which has been occupied by protestors. Around 20 riot police have cut a hole in the door and stormed in. They are now - slightly bizarrely - standing inside the window asking the activists to leave
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Supporters have gathered at the cordon to back the protestors - including this colourful bloke blowing bubbles
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Video from inside the property via
@ImStanley
- looks pretty lavish
Just sent this from people inside the house, empty rooms complete with a grand piano
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The JCB has moved in front of the protestors..
Shouts of “this is how our govt treats anti war protestors.. Moscow or London. fascism is everywhere”
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Police are now speaking to the protestors on the balcony.
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Protestors are asking the crowd to order them a pizza as police descend in the cherry picker to cheers.
Shouts of “pizza or death” and “tout le monde deteste la police”
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It’s starting to rain here but that doesn’t seem to be affecting the protestors’ moods - they are singing and asking police if they care about their “health and safety”
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Chants of “Free Ukraine” from protestors and supporters
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The activists are now telling police they will only come down if they are not arrested and can walk away.
“If the cops want to accept our proposal we will come down right away.. no reason to be arrested for burglary. We are here to protest.”
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They say they will come down if they can walk away with their support group.
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Protestors are demanding police give them a questionnaire “like Boris Johnson who they have actual evidence of committing crimes”.
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Signing off from
@LondonWorldCom
for the night - will be back with updates on
@resist_london
tomorrow. Protestors are still on the ledge and some police and media have now left the area.
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Update from protestors here:
Occupation still going strong on the balcony of the building despite many many attempts to get close to them with a "cherry picker". More people welcome to come down to support despite the closing of the road. Be prepared with warm clothes and hot drinks etc if possible.
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UPDATE: Several arrests have been made - after it sounds like a scuffle broke out to the right of the police cordon on Belgravia Square - but told officers have “got” the individuals involved..
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Darkness has fallen and the protestors are still on the balcony ledge -
@metpoliceuk
will have “contingencies” and a continued police presence here. Could be a long night.
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NEW: Protestors are no longer on the balcony - more police going into the building.
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UPDATE: Protesters arrested by
@metpoliceuk
last night face up to a YEAR in jail and a £10,000 fine - if convicted of "squatting in a residential building".
Others face up to six months behind bars for "trespassing on the premises of foreign missions".
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@JessicaFKeyes
This look more like a pretest/trespassing and not a police matter but a civil matter corrupt Met get again
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@JessicaFKeyes
The
@metpoliceuk
taking a leaf out of Putin’s book by escalating the situation instead of negotiating a peaceful resolution. 🤦♂️
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@JessicaFKeyes
Of course it would a JCB. They have donated £10 million to the Conservatives over the last few years. Donors stick together I guess.
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@JessicaFKeyes
So the sanctioned Oligarchs can't get private security for these properties?
This just makes it look like the Met are the private security force of the Oligarchy
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@JessicaFKeyes
Burglary? Seriously
@metpoliceuk
your reputation is already in tatters. You're being used by the establishment.
Do the right thing, walk away and
#StandWithUkraine
🇺🇦
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