Strong disagreement between the government and the London police over the issue of banning protests in support of Palestine

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, British Prime Minister Rishi Sonak pressured the commissioner London police have launched a crisis to ban a march against Israel’s actions in Gaza, planned for this Saturday, where tens of thousands of people are expected to take to the streets like last weekend. According to Sunak, the ban is necessary because this Saturday is Armistice Day in Britain.

Armistice Day in England is the annual commemoration of the end of World War I, which is celebrated every year with marches, ceremonies and services. The day honors the dead and veterans of all British wars. British Home Secretary Suella Braverman announced at the beginning of the week that no demonstration in support of the Palestinians should be held in London on this very special weekend.

But Sir Mark Rowley, The London Police Commissioner refused to give in to government pressure in this regard. He explained that such bans had been imposed in the past “very rarely” because of the fundamental right to freedom of expression and assembly. However, he said that the London police will ensure that protests condemning the Gaza war do not disrupt peace commemorations in England. Israel is bombing Gaza. He added: As long as the demonstrators do not intend to disrupt the peace commemoration in England, their gathering will continue to be allowed. Downing was summoned, maintained and emphasized this position. After the conference, Sunak says that she holds Rawley responsible for whatever else happens. The head of the London police took “full responsibility”.

Swiss “Tags Anseiger” newspaper wrote about this in an article: But in the meantime, Braverman, the British Home Secretary, who represents the conservative right wing, in this Controversies were not short. In an article to be published in The Times newspaper on Thursday, he criticized the holding of protests by supporters of the Palestinians and made unnecessary accusations against them. He also criticized the positions of the London police and said: while the police are always against the demonstrators. The “right and nationalist wing” takes harsh measures and, for example, has never shown mercy to the opponents of the quarantine during the Covid period, but it gives a lot of freedom to the “pro-Palestinian mob”, as it describes itself.

These statements Braverman provoked sharp reactions in opposition circles. Yvette Cooper, Labour’s domestic policy spokeswoman, accused the British minister of “undermining respect for the police in such a volatile time,” “deliberately raising tensions among people” and “encouraging extremists on all sides.”

Boris Johnson, the former Prime Minister of England from the Conservative Party, also announced that the Conservatives under the leadership of Rishi Sunak are doomed. are. Johnson said Home Secretary Sunak had simply failed to present a “positive vision” to the nation: “There is nothing to fall back on. We are simply marching towards our defeat.

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