Nuneaton protest: Another 'peaceful protest' outside town hall after men charged over rape of girl, 12, postponed - what is new date?
A second “peaceful protest” has been planned for outside the town hall in Nuneaton.
The date of the ‘Nuneaton Says No’ protest has changed and will no longer be taking place this weekend. Instead it will be held on Sunday 24 August at 1pm.
It comes after hundreds of protesters marched through the Warwickshire town after two men, reported to be Afghan asylum seekers, were charged over the rape of a 12-year-old girl. The crowd, also protesting against asylum hotels and houses of multiple occupation, significantly outnumbered Stand Up to Racism counter-protesters outside Nuneaton’s Town Hall on Saturday afternoon.
Police said the protest was peaceful, with one arrest of a 17-year-old boy. Warwickshire Police said Ahmad Mulakhil, 23, had been charged with rape, while Mohammad Kabir, 23, was charged with kidnap, strangulation and aiding and abetting rape of a girl under 13 after an alleged incident in Nuneaton.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and the youngest council leader in the country, George Finch, who is leader of Warwickshire County Council, claimed there had been a “cover-up” of details about the alleged rape. Warwickshire Police chief constable Alex Franklin-Smith said the force “did not and will not” cover up alleged criminality and had followed national guidance.
Nuneaton Town Hall Protest said on X of the next planned protest: “Another protest in Nuneaton, same place as last time. One won't be enough, if we want change we need to put constant pressure on the council and Serco, lets keep up the momentum!”.