Overview
- Police said Samuel Williams, 20, of Oxford, is charged under Section 18(1) of the Public Order Act 1986.
- The investigation began after video circulated of a man chanting during a Palestine Coalition protest in Whitehall on 11 October.
- Officers arrested a suspect on 15 October at an address in Oxford before interviewing him and granting bail.
- Detectives confirmed the charging decision on 16 December and listed Westminster Magistrates’ Court for proceedings.
- Some media report that Williams is an Oxford student and attribute a specific chant, details not stated in the police release.