In a High Court ruling this week, Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) lost a judicial review attempting to force the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to prosecute a pro-Palestinian leader, Nazim Ali, for a speech given by Ali after the Grenfell Tower fire. Possibly a determining factor in the outcome of my appeal next month, the full ruling can be read here.
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Free expression or permitted opinion: that is the choice – the conviction of Jez Turner
By Robert Henderson
Update: An expanded version of Robert Henderson’s article can be found here.
Write to Jez Turner at the following address:
Jeremy Bedford-Turner
A5544EE
HMP Wandsworth
Heathfield Road
London SW18 3HU
Yesterday Jeremy Bedford-Turner known as Jez Turner was convicted at Southwark Crown Court in London of inciting racial hatred during a speech he gave in 2015 outside Downing Street . In this speech he attacked Jewish influence, most particularly, the Met Police’s support for and enablement of a Jewish security organisation known as the Shomrim . He was sentenced to 12 months, six of which will be served in prison and the rest on licence.
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