OK wrong page, but info 100% correct. I have several CPS pages open at the moment.
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Racist and religious crime – CPS prosecution policy
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Crimes were actually taking place at that very moment. Some people were convicted of offences that took place at that time. If I am witnessed soliciting murder by the police, I would expect to be arrested immediately to stop anyone else carrying out the murder,similarly with the incitement aspect.
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Sir Ken Macdonald QC, Director of Public Prosecutions said: "Freedom of speech is the right of any individuals in our democracy. However, when we examined the content of speeches by Mizanur Rahman, Abdul Saleem, Umran Javed and Abdul Muhid it was explicit that there was a direct encouragement to those present to commit acts of murder.
"The law says you can express your opinions robustly without the fear of being brought before a criminal court. But if you march down the streets of London calling for people to be beheaded and for European cities to be bombed, you have crossed a line.
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