Suella Braverman has called on the Met Police to use the 'full extent of the law' against protesters who chant the term, but former justice chiefs have said it has other meanings such as 'personal struggle'
Hamas snipers and traps will target IDF after Gaza invasion delay, ex-Army commander warnsSuella Braverman has called on the Met Police to use the “full extent of the law” against protesters who chant the term, but former justice chiefs have said it has other meanings such as ‘personal struggle’Clips of the event, staged by members of Hizb ut-Tahrir, a fundamentalist Muslim group, emerged showing crowds shouting “jihad”.
So can someone be prosecuted for shouting “jihad”, and what does the word mean? Here’s everything you need to know.The term has multiple definitions, and the context in which it is said is key.: “As a Muslim, I can tell you that jihad has a very peaceful meaning, namely personal struggle. However, that’s my context. In the context of Israel, it’s difficult to find … a non-nefarious motivation . That’s the difficulty that police have.
However, Jewish safety organisation the Community Security Trust criticised the Met, saying that “in trying to communicate complex and nuanced legal issues” on social media “they gave the impression of legitimising obnoxious and hateful behaviour that may or may not be criminal but nevertheless causes profound concern to British Jews and many other people”.Former police chiefs have argued that gaps in the law mean shouting words such as “jihad” at rallies is not an arrestable offence.
“The word jihad does have a range of different meanings and the Met were right to make that point. I think it is really important that what we tried to highlight with the report is that there is a subsection of extremist activity in this country that extremist groups operate and exploit.” Around 300 Hizb ut-Tahrir supporters protested outside the Egyptian and Turkish embassies on Sunday, claiming those countries were not giving enough aid to Palestinians. The Hizb ut-Tahrir rally was a separate event from a much larger pro-Palestine protest of about 100,000 people in London
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