He had been in
Britain since November and intended to claim asylum on the basis that he had been persecuted in the US for his journalism
The
American journalist Barrett Brown has been arrested and detained in the
UK for allegedly overstaying his visa and for alleged public order and incitement offences relating to his role in holding a protest banner which said: “Kill Cops.”
Police arrested Brown on Monday at a canal boat moored in east
London, where he had been living for several months with a
British woman. He was interviewed and released on bail the following day, but immediately detained by
immigration authorities.