A street preacher was arrested in Basildon on Wednesday following a complaint by a member of public.
The Christian Legal Centre reports that Rob Hughes was held for seven and a half hours at Basildon police station before being released without charge at around 11:30pm.
The CLC reports he was detained under Section 5 of the Public Order Act on the grounds that he "caused harassment, alarm or distress", an accusation he denied.
The centre assisted him by providing a solicitor to help him during the police interview. Keep reading
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