Fury after Met Police officers arrested protester who called Hamas terrorists ... trends now
View
comments
Police were accused of double standards yesterday after arresting a man in London who called Hamas terrorists – but refusing to intervene when nearby protesters celebrated Houthi terror attacks in the Red Sea.
As thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators marched through the capital, a counter-protester carrying a 'Hamas is Terrorist' banner was wrestled to the ground by four Met officers and handcuffed.
Shocking footage showed one of the arresting officers ripping the sign out of the Iranian man's hands and screwing it up.
As he was held down, Niyak Ghorbani, 38, shouted: 'Shame on you… I wrote down Hamas is a terrorist organisation... but they arrested me.'
Last night, IT professional Mr Ghorbani, an exiled Iranian, told The Mail on Sunday: 'I think the police are totally wrong. It is a total double standard. It is one rule for the Palestinian protesters and another for me. It is hypocrisy.'
Onlookers criticised the heavy-handed treatment of Mr Ghorbani compared to the softly-softly approach towards those glorifying Houthi terror attacks on British ships.
A man with a megaphone repeatedly screamed, 'Yemen, Yemen, do us proud' while a crowd chanted in response, 'Turn another ship around.'
Niyak Ghorbani (centre) was wrestled to the ground by four Met officers and handcuffed for carrying a 'Hamas is Terrorist' banner during a counter-protest to the pro-Palestine march in London
Mr Ghorbani was seen carrying the sign during the latest national protest against Israel's bombing of Gaza
Onlookers criticised the heavy-handed treatment of Mr Ghorbani compared to the softly-softly approach towards those glorifying Houthi terror attacks on British ships
Last week three sailors were killed on their ship by missiles launched
