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Met Police Charge Samuel Williams With Stirring Up Racial Hatred After London Protest Video

A Westminster Magistrates’ Court hearing is scheduled for 27 January following an investigation triggered by footage from a Whitehall demonstration.

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.