Man in court following anti-migrant protests
Del Leon Somerville has appeared in court charged with violent disorder and assaulting a police officer during an anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth. The incident involved clashes between demonstrators and police regarding the arrival of migrants in the UK.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing social tensions and legal responses to immigration-related protests in the UK.
Image caption, Police officers were deployed to Portsmouth on 6 September
A man accused of throwing a bottle at police during disorder at an anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth has appeared in court.
Police attended Eastney Marina on 6 September after hundreds of demonstrators blocked roads in an attempt to stop coaches carrying 120 migrants, who had crossed the Channel in a dinghy, from leaving the city.
Del Leon Somerville, 42, from Paulsgrove appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates Court charged with violent disorder and assaulting a police officer.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Portsmouth Crown Court on 16 September.
Somerville did not enter any plea during his appearannce.
Prosecutor Lucy Paddick told the court he was accused of throwing a bottle towards a police line during the protests.
He was also allegedly heard shouting an expletive as the bottle was thrown.
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