FOUR men have been charged after allegedly shouting antisemitic abuse as they drove around in a convoy in north London.
The suspects, all from Blackburn, are accused of using threatening, abusive or insulting words likely to stir up racial hatred.
Mohammed Iftikhar Hanif, 27, of Pringle Street; Jawaad Hussain, 24, of Revidge Road; Asif Ali, 25, of Pringle Street; and Adil Mota, 26, of Leamington Road, were charged via postal requisition on September 16, and are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on October 6.
It is claimed that they used antisemitic language as they travelled around as part of a convoy of cars covered in Palestinian flags in St John’s Wood, north London, on May 16.
The alleged incident took place after protests in London and other cities across the UK and Ireland in support of Palestine amid renewed conflict with Israel. Thousands of people gathered in central London to march in solidarity with the people of Palestine.
Organisers were calling for immediate action by the UK Government to help end the “brutal” violence against the Palestinian people.
Demonstrators arrived at Hyde Park near Marble Arch to march to the Israeli embassy, holding banners and chanting.
Thousands of people marched through the park chanting “free, free Palestine”, and holding banners calling for an end to the bombing of the territory by Israeli forces.
Protests took place across the country including a rally outside Blackburn Town Hall and a go-slow convoy right through the town on May 11.
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