A 76-year-old man has been charged by Hampshire Police for wearing a face covering at an anti-immigration protest in Portsmouth. The charge follows the police force’s announcement that they would use new powers to arrest individuals who hide their identities during public demonstrations. Timothy Justin Miller, from Hedge End, Southampton, was photographed wearing what appeared to be black scarves covering his face and head during the protest on Saturday. He has been charged with using an item to conceal his identity at a protest and is set to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on Monday. In total, two men and a teenage boy were arrested during the protests that took place on Saturday. Another individual, David Kenny McNally, 33, from Portsmouth, has been charged with wilful obstruction of a highway and attempted criminal damage. He will appear at the same court on Thursday. Additionally, a 16-year-old boy from Waterlooville was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder during a protest at Eastney Marina on September 6. He has been released on bail and is due to appear in court on December 12. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), a charity that rescues people in distress at sea, has warned its volunteers and staff not to wear the organization’s branding due to abuse from anti-migrant protesters. This follows incidents where RNLI workers were targeted while helping to bring small boat migrants to safety in Dover and Portsmouth. Recently, social media posts showed volunteers being called “traitors” after assisting a dinghy in Portsmouth. Protests have also occurred at RNLI locations, including a small gathering at the RNLI College in Poole, Dorset, earlier this week. In response to the abuse, the RNLI has told its volunteers they are authorized to make decisions to ensure their safety and that of their team or crew. If needed, they can choose to go home or close operations for the day. The charity’s chief executive, Peter Sparkes, has called the abuse of RNLI volunteers “wholly unacceptable in a civilised society” and criticized the spread of “deliberate misinformation” about the organization’s role and its lifesaving work in the English Channel.