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200 Protesters Gather at Police Station After Arrest of 'Danny Tommo'
Around 200 supporters gathered outside the police centre after the far-right activist was arrested over alleged boat damage in the English Channel, police said.
- On Thursday evening, around 200 protesters gathered outside the Basingstoke Police Investigation Centre to support activist Daniel Thomas, who remains in custody following his arrest on Wednesday.
- Hampshire Constabulary arrested the 37-year-old on September 23 after he allegedly used a knife to damage a migrant dinghy in the English Channel while a rescue crew member remained on board.
- Supporters traveled from across the country to demonstrate in Jay's Close, with attendees including Karen Hjarne and political commentator Thomas Moffitt, known as 'Young Bob,' who told the Gazette, 'We need to free Danny Tommo.'
- Police officers monitored the gathering, which peaked at an estimated 500 people, while Thomas remains in custody on suspicion of violating the Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990.
- The demonstration coincides with record Channel crossings; Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood ordered an urgent Border Security Command review after more than 700 people arrived in one day, calling the interception failures 'not acceptable.
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Thomas, 37, who styles himself as 'Danny Tommo' has also been charged with a further offence for allegedly failing to provide his phone password to police.
Around 400 protesters gather outside police station as Danny Tommo charged
Around 400 people gathered outside a police station in Hampshire this evening to demand the release of anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas, who was arrested after an incident involving a small migrant boat in the English Channel.The protesters arrived outside the centre in Basingstoke shortly before 6.30pm, following calls on social media for supporters to assemble.The crowd was predominantly male, with some people carrying Union flags, while ma…
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