BBC News – Occupy London protesters take over fifth London site
The Occupy London protest group says it has taken over a fifth site in London.
Up to 20 demonstrators moved into Roman House, on Fore Street, Barbican, in the City of London, between midnight and 02:00 GMT, an Occupy spokesman said.
The group said they planned to “open the building to the public” on Monday. The empty office building is believed to be owned by Berkeley Homes.
City of London Corporation and police said they were aware of the occupation.
The latest move from the protesters comes after the corporation won its High Court case on Wednesday to evict protesters from outside St Paul’s Cathedral, where Occupy London Stock Exchange group set up their tents on 15 October.
Since October the protest group has “occupied” Finsbury Square, an empty office building owned by the Swiss bank UBS in Sun Street, east London, and the empty Old Street Magistrates Court.
A statement on Occupy London’s website said: “Occupy London this morning publicly repossessed Roman House, an abandoned nine-storey office building in the Barbican in the City of London which previously housed companies from the financial service industries.
“The Occupy London campaigners – part of the global movement for social and economic justice and real democracy – stated that they intend to occupy the building – their fifth occupation – until such time as the City of London Corporation publishes full details of its City Cash Accounts.
“The City of London Police have visited the building and have agreed that it is a civil matter.”
via BBC News – Occupy London protesters take over fifth London site.