Asylum seeker urinated on police when he was told to go home

An asylum seeker who urinated down onto police officers from the top of a building to protest at his deportation has been jailed for ten months. Meysam Afshar, 21, hurled down debris from the roof of a property on Rushworth Street, Southwark, for more than seven hours on 23 July 2020. The Iranian claimed he was protesting against the Home Office after he was told to ‘leave the country.’ Appearing in court from custody and speaking with the help of…

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