On Monday night, the UCLA Police Department apprehended approximately 25 individuals who were trying to set up a tent encampment on the department’s grounds in Los Angeles.
According to the police department, approximately 150 protesters were still in the vicinity after the arrests. Meanwhile, those who were apprehended are currently undergoing the process of being cited, issued 14-day stay-away orders from UCLA property, and subsequently released.
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According to police, a registered student organization led a group of approximately 100 protesters who marched through the campus. The protesters then proceeded to establish unauthorized and unlawful encampments at various locations.
Through the use of a loudspeaker, the police informed the crowd about a dispersal order and warned them of possible fines and jail time if they failed to leave before arrests were made.
The majority of the group, however, relocated to a different area of the campus and made efforts to establish new encampments there.
According to the authorities, the group violated university policy by restricting public access and caused disturbance to the final exams taking place nearby.
According to the Daily Bruin, protesters were present on campus until past midnight. However, police resorted to firing pepper bullets into the crowd located between Bunche Hall and Perloff Hall, which led to the dispersal of the protesters.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators have set up massive encampments on UCLA campus, joining other campuses across the US in calling for solidarity with Gaza and a disassociation from Israel.
Demonstrators taking up outdoor space on campus have resulted in UCLA clearing out encampments twice.
