Two-tier policing fears as CPS orders crackdown on 'offensive' speech ahead of Unite the Kingdom rally
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The Crown Prosecution Service has issued new guidance on "offensive banners, slogans, chants or symbols" ahead of today's Unite the Kingdom rally in central London.In a message on Friday afternoon, the CPS made clear prosecutors would be cracking down on anyone "stirring up hatred" in the capital.Two major rallies are set for later today: Tommy Robinson's Unite the Kingdom event, and a pro-Palestine Nakba Day march.Prosecutors have been told to consider whether protest placards, banners and chants viewed on social media may amount to offences of stirring up hatred during the rallies.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say It said the advice is designed to reflect "the changing international context".The guidance also tells prosecutors to consider heightened tensions linked to national or international events."Some chants may amount to a criminal offence," the CPS said.Stephen Parkinson, the Director of Public Prosecutions, insisted the move was "not about restricting free speech".But he...
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