The Met Police are facing accusations of double standards after arresting a man in London for calling Hamas terrorists, while failing to intervene when nearby protesters celebrated Houthi terror attacks in the Red Sea. The Mail has more.
As thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators marched through the capital, a counter-protester carrying a “Hamas is Terrorist” banner was wrestled to the ground by four Met officers and handcuffed.
Shocking footage showed one of the arresting officers ripping the sign out of the Iranian man’s hands and screwing it up.
As he was held down, Niyak Ghorbani, 38, shouted: “Shame on you… I wrote down Hamas is a terrorist organisation… but they arrested me.”
Last night, IT professional Mr. Ghorbani, an exiled Iranian, told the Mail on Sunday: “I think the police are totally wrong. It is a total double standard. It is one rule for the Palestinian protesters and another for me. It is hypocrisy.”
Onlookers criticised the heavy-handed treatment of Mr. Ghorbani compared to the softly-softly approach towards those glorifying Houthi terror attacks on British ships.
A man with a megaphone repeatedly screamed, “Yemen, Yemen, do us proud” while a crowd chanted in response, “Turn another ship around.”
Last week, three sailors were killed on their ship by missiles launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen. The Houthis say the attacks are in support of the Palestinians.
Tory MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith last night reacted to Mr. Ghorbani’s treatment by saying: “I will be demanding a full inquiry with a public apology from the police. This Iranian man has done nothing wrong at all.”
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