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Kilroy-Silk Still Might Be Prosecuted for Inciting Hatred for Moslems
From The Muslim NewsRobert Kilroy-Silk âcould still face prosecutionâ over his infamous article in The Sunday Express on January 4, 2004, in which he described Arabs as âsuicide bombers, limb-amputaters, (and) women repressorsâ according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The CPS told Muslim News Online Friday that it was still deciding on whether to charge former BBC presenter for inciting racist hatred in his controversial article that demonised the entire Arab nation. The delay could embarrass Kilroy-Silk, who is now standing as a UK Independence Party (UKIP) candidate to represent the East Midlands in the European elections, on June 10. According to the 2001 Census, the East Midlands has a 28% Muslim population. The Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) referred the article âWe owe Arabs nothingâ to the police to consider whether it incites racial hatred under the Public Order Act. .... The police confirmed that the Racial Violent and Crime Task Force sent a file to the CPS for advice regarding the allegations .... a CPS spokesperson said, âQuite a lot of people are involved in this decision making-process. Theyâll will be looking at the intentions behind the words and the effects of those words, whether it was it inciting racial hatred.â The CPS denied there was any connection between the fact that no decision has been made in 5 months since it received the police file and Kilroy-Silkâs election campaign. The controversial article has already led to the 61-year old presenter lose the weekday chatshow, he hosted for the BBC for the past 18 years. .... Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-06-05 |
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