Anger as hate charges against 'Palestine Convoy' pair are dropped

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Campaigners have attacked a decision to drop hate charges against two men on the May 2021 “Convoy for Palestine”.

Mohammed Iftikhar Hanif and Jawaad Hussain had been charged with “using threatening, abusive or insulting words, or behaviour, with intent, likely to stir up racial hatred” while driving through North London during the outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Hamas.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said in a statement that, after a review of the evidence, there is "no longer a realistic prospect of either defendant being convicted".

Nick Price, Head of Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said that they know the decision is "disappointing", but insisted that prosecutors would not have been able to prove the cases against the two men.

Mr Price told the JC: "This was a shocking incident, and we know how disappointing this decision will be for the Jewish community.

https://www.thejc.com/news/news/anger-as-hate-charges-against-'palestine-convoy'-pair-are-dropped-4zMMdS8twkPSu3TJT8fJTq

Charges have been dropped against all the bigots who drove through a Jewish neighborhood yelling, "F*** their mothers, rape their daughters.” I'm not surprised.

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1. Criminal justice system failing Britain's Jews, warn legal experts

The criminal justice system is failing to protect Britain’s Jews because of soft sentences and botched prosecutions for hate crimes, legal experts and community leaders have warned.

In the latest instance of a “shocking miscarriage of justice”, Jeremy Corbyn fanatic Nicholas Nelson, who sent a Jewish writer messages celebrating the Holocaust, was only given a suspended sentence. This was despite his long history of similar acts, including a previous conviction for targeting Jewish MPs with antisemitic abuse.

https://www.thejc.com/news/news/criminal-justice-system-failing-britain's-jews-warn-legal-experts-1fsTLvwRmi0xJZHvGRi83y?reloadTime=1668038400011