Brandon Breen, a social media 'auditor' known online as 'Struggle of the Streets', says he was arrested by Greater Manchester Police officers who attended his home last Thursday (November 5). He told nearly 50,000 Facebook followers that he was handed a copy of a warrant giving officers permission to gather evidence 'concerning HMOs or views towards immigration' and material 'linked to other members of groups holding anti-immigrant views'.
Warrant details and arrest
Mr Breen shared an image of the warrant, which appears to authorise police to seize electronic devices, sim cards, spray paint and any material 'concerning HMOs or views towards immigration' and evidence 'linked to other members of groups holding anti-immigrant views'. The warrant was issued at magistrates' court last week.
In a later post, Mr Breen wrote: "Police took the door off nicked me I'm under serious restrictions they are trying to shut me down and stitch me up big time I'm on a half broke phone at the min I will speak when I can Iv [sic] got a lot to sort out first they have took [sic] my phone and cameras."
Curfew and restrictions
In a video posted on Sunday (November 8), Mr Breen described the arrest: "Police came 5 o'clock in the morning, kicked the door down, all my kids in there, scared. Police [shouting] 'stay where you are'. Fifteen or twenty of them, half of them in riot gear, the other half just CID."
He added: "[Now] I'm on a seven-seven curfew, I can't go to protests, I can't upload certain types of content, I can't speak about any police investigations. They're just trying to ruin my channel, f*** my head up, and f*** my s*** up."
Mr Breen said: "By the way, I've done absolutely f****** nothing, there was no need in doing what they've done." Greater Manchester Police declined to comment.
