Met Police issue apology to Graham Linehan over ‘unacceptable’ arrest for gender-critical posts
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The Metropolitan Police have issued an apology to Graham Linehan over his "unacceptable" arrest for gender-critical social media comments.In September, the 57-year-old Father Ted writer was detained on suspicion of committing a public order offence in Heathrow by five armed officers after a flight from Arizona, where he now lives.He was questioned for several hours about posts he made in April last year which were reported by Lynsay Watson, a trans activist and former police officer.Mr Linehan complained the arrest was unlawful and an abuse of his freedom of expression rights under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The comedy writer has now received an apology from Scotland Yard after a five-month internal investigation, according to a report seen by The Telegraph.Inspector Matt Hume, from the Met Police's directorate of professional standards, said in a report: "I accept that the service provided was not acceptable and...
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