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AGAINST THE MANDATORY REPATRIATION POLICY.
5. A FULL POLICE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE DEATH OF THE 52 YEAR OLD INMATE IS UNDERWAY. THE OTHER ALLEGATIONS OF ASSAULT WILL BE INVESTIGATED THROUGH THE NORMAL COMPLAINTS AGAINST
THE POLICE PROCEDURES.
6. REPORTS OF THE DISTURBANCE AND ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE POLICE HAVE REACHED THE LOCAL PRESS AND WILL NO DOUBT BE REPEATED IN LONDON. OUR RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES HAS BEEN TO CONFIRM THAT A DISTURBANCE TOOK PLACE ON THE NIGHT OF 23/24 JULY AND THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED. WE HAVE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT SEVERAL POLICE OFFICERS WERE INJURED AND THAT A52 YEAR OLD VBP COLLAPSED AND DIED IN THE CAMP DURING THE DISTURBANCE. ON THE ALLEGATIONS OF ASSAULT BY POLICE OFFICERS, WE HAVE LIMITED OUR RESPONSE TO CONFIRMING THAT A POLICE INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY UNDER THE NORMAL COMPLAINTS PROCEDURES.
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