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E15 mum Stone arrested at Newham flat protest
HOUSING activist group Focus E15 vowed not to give in to terror tactics yesterday after Newham Council called the cops on one of the campaign’s main organisers.
Jasmin Stone was arrested on Monday night “on suspicion of squatting” after the council reported a local occupation to the Metropolitan Police.
Ms Stone, who was the only person arrested during a raid of the Jane Come Home occupation, was released on bail after six hours in custody.
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