The Metropolitan Police stance created an apparent clash with the government.
The Metropolitan Police's decision not to arrest a man filmed chanting words including 'jihad' at a pro-Palestine protest over the weekend has put the force apparently at odds with the government about what crosses the line between legitimate protest and breaking the law. The force said specialist counterterrorism officers had not identified any offences arising from the clip showing a demonstration by the Hizb ut-Tahrir Islamist group, which was separate to the main rally.
Home Office minister Robert Jenrick said chanting the word on the streets of the capital is 'inciting terrorist violence' and should be tackled with the full force of the law, while Suella Braverman used her scheduled meeting with Sir Mark on Monday to ask for 'an explanation over the response to incidents' on Saturday.
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