Free James Harvey!
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On 21 July 2025, James Harvey attended a rally in Diss, organised by the local community. He was there in his capacity as an activist to support them. He did not know that women and children were in the hotel, due to an article in the EDP stating that they had been replaced with all men.
James Harvey was arrested for this offence on 26 July, outside his girlfriend's home in Norwich. Coincidentally, this was the date of the biggest demonstration he had ever organised. Fortunately, the police did not manage to seize his PA system, which is what they appeared to be after. They did, however, seize his phone, and external hard drive, as well as his girlfriend Syd's laptops and hard drives. James Harvey does not live at her address, despite what the news reports have claimed.
At 8:06 a.m., he was arrested and taken to Wymondham Police Station. At the time, he was under suspicion of violating Section 31 of the Crime and Disorder Act; he was later also placed under suspicion of affray. After being in custody for approximately seven hours, he was interviewed by the police at around 3:30 p.m., where he was represented by Fishers Solicitors, who provided excellent support. James Harvey gave a "no comment" response throughout the entire interview, apart from a short statement provided to the police by him and his solicitor.
During the interview, the police officers showed him clips of himself chanting "deport," "send them home," and "filthy foreigners."
After the interview concluded around 5:00 p.m., he was told by an officer that it typically takes 30 minutes to decide whether someone is being charged, or up to two hours in the most extreme cases. In his case, it took five hours.
He was released at 10:15 p.m. and charged with an offence under Section 31 of the Crime and Disorder Act. He was also placed on bail pending further investigation for the affray charge.
James Harvey must attend the police station on 6 October to find out if he is being charged with affray, and he has a case management hearing for the public order offence on 16 September. He is looking at 2 years in prison for the public order offence, if it goes to the Crown Court.
At 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, the 26th of July, two police officers from Norfolk Constabulary knocked on Luke Sharman's door, just as he was about to get in the shower. They arrested him on suspicion of affray and under Section 31. The reason stemmed from a comment he made on the 21st of July at the Park Hotel in Diss: "They are all paedos and rapists. They all come from the same; they are the same."
This comment has been taken out of context. When he said, "They all come from the same. They are the same," Luke Sharman was referring to them all coming off boats and being illegal migrants. He fails to understand how this could be seen as racially aggravating.
After being held for 15 hours, he was released and charged with racially or religiously aggravated disorderly behaviour with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress, under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, s.31(1)(b). He is due to appear in court on the 16th of September, where he will be pleading not guilty. In the meantime, he remains on bail until October, pending further investigation for affray.
As part of his bail conditions, Luke Sharman is not allowed within 200 metres of any property known to be housing illegal migrants, nor is he permitted to enter Diss.
James Harvey was arrested for this offence on 26 July, outside his girlfriend's home in Norwich. Coincidentally, this was the date of the biggest demonstration he had ever organised. Fortunately, the police did not manage to seize his PA system, which is what they appeared to be after. They did, however, seize his phone, and external hard drive, as well as his girlfriend Syd's laptops and hard drives. James Harvey does not live at her address, despite what the news reports have claimed.
At 8:06 a.m., he was arrested and taken to Wymondham Police Station. At the time, he was under suspicion of violating Section 31 of the Crime and Disorder Act; he was later also placed under suspicion of affray. After being in custody for approximately seven hours, he was interviewed by the police at around 3:30 p.m., where he was represented by Fishers Solicitors, who provided excellent support. James Harvey gave a "no comment" response throughout the entire interview, apart from a short statement provided to the police by him and his solicitor.
During the interview, the police officers showed him clips of himself chanting "deport," "send them home," and "filthy foreigners."
After the interview concluded around 5:00 p.m., he was told by an officer that it typically takes 30 minutes to decide whether someone is being charged, or up to two hours in the most extreme cases. In his case, it took five hours.
He was released at 10:15 p.m. and charged with an offence under Section 31 of the Crime and Disorder Act. He was also placed on bail pending further investigation for the affray charge.
James Harvey must attend the police station on 6 October to find out if he is being charged with affray, and he has a case management hearing for the public order offence on 16 September. He is looking at 2 years in prison for the public order offence, if it goes to the Crown Court.
At 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, the 26th of July, two police officers from Norfolk Constabulary knocked on Luke Sharman's door, just as he was about to get in the shower. They arrested him on suspicion of affray and under Section 31. The reason stemmed from a comment he made on the 21st of July at the Park Hotel in Diss: "They are all paedos and rapists. They all come from the same; they are the same."
This comment has been taken out of context. When he said, "They all come from the same. They are the same," Luke Sharman was referring to them all coming off boats and being illegal migrants. He fails to understand how this could be seen as racially aggravating.
After being held for 15 hours, he was released and charged with racially or religiously aggravated disorderly behaviour with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress, under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998, s.31(1)(b). He is due to appear in court on the 16th of September, where he will be pleading not guilty. In the meantime, he remains on bail until October, pending further investigation for affray.
As part of his bail conditions, Luke Sharman is not allowed within 200 metres of any property known to be housing illegal migrants, nor is he permitted to enter Diss.
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