City evicts Occupy London protesters
DOZENS of police and City of London officials moved in just after midnight this morning to evict protesters from the Occupy London site at St Paul’s Cathedral.
As the police arrived in force, protesters gathered on the steps of the Cathedral.
Anti-capitalists chants rose above the sound of flute music and members of the Christian think-tank Ecclesia “offering prayers for the protesters.”
Some protesters were already taking down their tents and leaving the camp before the police arrived while others were determined to stay, with some temporary wooden barriers being set up.
Occupy London was last week denied the right to appeal against a High Court decision to allow their eviction to proceed, giving the City of London Corporation the go-ahead to clear the site.
A spokesperson for Occupy London told reporters last night that they were still planning to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to highlight their right to protest.