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Met Police apologises and withdraws statement over video of officer saying man 'quite openly Jewish'

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Vincent
Published date20 April 2024
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
In the video, an officer is seen saying that Mr Falter is 'openly Jewish' so is worried about the reaction to his presence at the Pro-Palestinian march. The officer goes on to threaten him with arrest saying his presence is 'antagonising a large group of people' and causing a 'breach of peace'

The Metropolitan Police released a statement on Friday April 19 to apologise for the officer's remarks, and also for an earlier statement from the force which caused further outrage. The original statement described a 'new trend of those opposed to the main protests appearing alongside the route to express their views', and 'knowing their presence is provocative'.

The Campaign Against Antisemitism called the initial statement from the Met 'abject victim blaming' and said that they 'absolutely reject' the narrative it made. They stated that the initial statement 'should be immediately retracted' and went on to say that they 'must not be intimidated by protesters or prevented by police from exercising our rights'.

After withdrawing their first statement the Met's second statement said that the use of 'openly Jewish' by one of their...

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