Policing
A man who burnt a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in London has been found guilty of religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm, or distress by Westminster Magistrates’ Court. He has been ordered to pay a fine of £240 and surcharge of £96. With welcome clarity, the judge said that the current prosecution was not ‘an… Read more »
The trial of a man who burned a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in protest of the President of Turkey has just concluded. The man stood trial for racially or religiously aggravated intentional harassment, alarm, or distress at Westminster Magistrates Court. The outcome is pending. Humanists UK has expressed concern that this might amount to… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Police watchdog Denis O’Connor has called on the government to do more to address antisocial behaviour, after it emerged one in four complaints are ignored by police. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has raised the concerns about the 3.6 million reports of antisocial behaviour made each year, compared to the 4.6 million… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Senior police chiefs have denied claims by the Conservatives that they have leaned towards the government’s policies. A Tory briefing document said the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) has given “political cover” to Labour initiatives while having “publicly and privately lobbied against a number of key Conservative issues”, the Times newspaper… Read more »
