Met Gold Commander Ade Adelekan says protesters who use the phrase ‘jihad’ are putting themselves at the risk of arrest and prosecution.
The Metropolitan Police has warned people protesting against Israel’s military actions in Gaza they are liable to arrest and prosecution if they use the phrase “jihad.”
But Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan, who will be the Met’s gold commander this weekend, said their response to the word jihad was always “contextual.”
On Saturday, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign will be holding another march through London and expect at least 100,000 people to turn up. It comes as Hamas prepares to hand over some over the hostages in exchange for a temporary ceasefire by Israel, which is also releasing some Palestinian prisoners.
Last month, a video circulated on social media—following a rally in London—in which members of the revolutionary Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir could be heard chanting “Jihad! Jihad!”
The commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, said at the time there were gaps in the law which prevented his officers from acting, but Prime Minister Rishi Sunak responded by saying the police already had sufficient legal…
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