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07 February 2006
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Police say priority was to avo
SCOTLAND YARD defended yesterday its handling of the demonstrations in London over the weekend and its refusal to arrest protesters who carried banners praising the July 7 suicide bombers.
Senior officers told The Times that they were not under orders from ministers to “go easy” on the protesters but say their priority was to prevent a riot in the centre of London.
A special squad set up at the Yard promised a swift inquiry into whether to charge any of the protesters outside the Danish Embassy. But a main concern is that extremists are still intent on provoking violence.
Intelligence reports suggest that some right-wing groups are plotting to disrupt rallies in London being planned by militant Islamic groups later this week. One source said: “Our worry is a counter-demonstration where, say, someone sets fire to a Koran.”
Politicians from all parties have accused the police of being too soft on those who called for more terrorist attacks in the capital. There were more demands yesterday from MPs for quick arrests.
The police insist that they had their top public order specialists at the demonstration. The man in charge, Commander Mike Messenger, has policed almost every important public event and protest in the capital in recent years.
The demonstration was filmed from start to finish and those images are now being studied with a view to possible prosecutions. But the findings must go to the Crown Prosecution Service and police are sceptical that anyone will be successfully tried. Of 21 recent cases of incitement brought before the CPS, only one has gone to court.
One of the most provocative sights at the weekend was a protester dressed as a suicide bomber with a fake explosive belt around his chest. Yesterday Omar Khayam, a 22-year-old student, apologised to the families who lost loved ones on July 7, saying he had not intended to cause offence.
Flanked by the local Labour MP, Patrick Hall, and the chairman of his mosque, Mr Khayam appeared at his home in Bedford, saying: “I understand it was wrong, unjustified and insensitive of me to protest in this way.” He promised not to repeat his performance but said he had no regrets about joining the protest. Friends of Mr Khayam say that he was worried about being prosecuted.
Even the militant group Hizb ut-Tahrir, who staged the rally that Mr Khayam attended, condemned his behaviour. The group, which Tony Blair said he wants to ban, says that it will monitor dress and banners at future rallies
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