Asylum seekers can stay at protest-hit Epping hotel after council fails in legal bid
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Asylum seekers can stay at protest-hit Epping hotel after council fails in legal bid
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"Epping Forest District Council took legal action against Somani Hotels, which owns The Bell Hotel in Essex, claiming that they were breaching planning rules by housing asylum seekers at the site. The hotel became the site of a series of protests over the summer after a migrant staying there, Hadush Kebatu, sexually assaulted a woman and a 14-year-old girl. The local council tried to ban migrants from being housed at the hotel, telling the High Court that it had become a feeding ground for unrest."
The Independent seeks donations to fund on-the-ground reporting, keep reporting free of paywalls, and send journalists to cover issues from reproductive rights to climate change and Big Tech. The Bell Hotel in Epping, owned by Somani Hotels, became the focus of protests after a migrant staying there, Hadush Kebatu, sexually assaulted a woman and a 14-year-old girl. Epping Forest District Council sought legal action claiming planning rule breaches for housing asylum seekers. A High Court judge denied the council's injunction, allowing asylum seekers to remain, despite an earlier temporary injunction that would have removed 138 people beyond 12 September and concerns about unrest.
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