Occupy London protesters evicted from UBS-owned building A statement from Occupy London said: "As the events were scaling down, at around 4am, one of the bailiffs who was being asked by journalists about the lack of identification, assaulted a photographer by punching him in the face, then got into his car and drove straight into a number of protestors and media at speed." Another man, believed to be a protester, was arrested "to prevent a breach of the peace" but released soon after. Mr Mattsson posted his version of events on Twitter, saying: "I am, obviously, pretty pissed off about this all. I have a right to go about my job covering news without fear of assault. The Guardian newspaper reported how another protester, also a photographer, and named only as Anna, said the bailiffs were aggressive, with one "smashing his fist into my camera." She claims she was then hit in the head and pushed in the face. The Occupy London group took over the abandoned office block last November in protest against the banking sector and the government's response to the financial crisis, turning the former investment bank office into a "bank of ideas" for "those who have lost their nurseries, community centres and youth clubs due to savage Government spending cuts." They described the move as a "public repossession" and staked what they referred to as "a legal claim" on the space. Following this morning's eviction, the Occupy movement issued a statement that said: "We are also gravely concerned that the police's actions this morning demonstrated a greater concern for the well-being of a building than the safety of the public. We look forward to receiving a formal response.