In England and Northern Ireland, radical right-wing protesters have been protesting for days and are not holding back from violence. Attacks on law firms and services that help asylum seekers are feared. The police are on alert. Elon Musk intervened in all that
Citing sources from the security services, the British media report that the police are preparing for new protests by radical right-wingers. On Wednesday alone, demonstrations were announced in thirty cities, including London. It is feared that there could be another outbreak of violence.
Allegedly, 6000 police officers are on standby. At the same time, the prosecutor's office resorted to intimidation measures: out of more than 400 rioters arrested, about a hundred criminal charges were filed against them. The Minister of Justice, Heidi Alexander, said on that occasion that from next week, an additional 560 places in prisons will be provided.
On Tuesday evening, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer once again convened a meeting of the Crisis Staff to discuss what to do with members of the cabinet and representatives of the security services. At the press conference afterwards, he stated that he expects "substantial verdicts" against the rioters this week.
"That should be a strong message to all those directly or online involved, to be brought to justice within a week."
Target law office and counseling center for asylum seekers
In previous riots, radical right-wingers attacked the police, counseling centers for asylum seekers and mosques. Cars and buildings were set on fire. Demonstrators attacked police officers with whatever they had: bricks, sticks, slingshots. Dozens of law enforcement officers were injured. Organized calls for violence are made through social networks.
The riots were initially sparked by a knife attack at a children's dance course in Southport, near Liverpool, in which three girls were killed and several others injured. Fake news that the attacker was an asylum seeker and had a Muslim name started to spread on the Internet.
There is nothing wrong with the fact that the police have denied it countless times so far. The 17-year-old striker was born in Great Britain, and his parents are originally from Rwanda. The motive for the attack has not yet been released.
This is the first crisis of new Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The introduction of Elon Musk
The owner of the X social network, Elon Musk, also intervened in the discussions on the Internet about what is happening in Britain. "Civil war is inevitable," Musk wrote in response to an anti-immigrant comment, mocking Prime Minister Keir with a play on words.TwoTierKeir" (roughly: Cyrus with double standards').
"The use of terms like 'civil war' is unacceptable," replied Minister Alexander and demanded that all those who have some kind of power on a platform behave responsibly while rioters attack police officers and burn buildings.
She called on social network operators to do more against the spread of fake news.
Prime Minister Starmer did not deign to answer Musk.
Source: Spiegel
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