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Waltzing Matilda | 17.03.2009 19:03 | Anti-racism
The CPS drops charges on Nathan Draper who was charged racial harassment against a group of Muslims protesting against an army parade in Luton last week.
Meanwhile, those on the left may want to appreciate the significance of the fact that this protest happened in Luton. Not lost on many people who have a non-conciliatory attitude towards the UK-resident Muslim population is that Luton was where the 4 alleged 7/7 bombers allegedly embarked upon a train into central London and carry out major loss of life (the follwoing suggest otherwise btw:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpAvVv6DPyQ&feature=channel_page ).
The facebook support campaign for Nathan Draper refers to the group of muslims who protested against the troop parade as the 'Luton Taliban':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ygCc9qlWM
Meanwhile, those on the left may want to appreciate the significance of the fact that this protest happened in Luton. Not lost on many people who have a non-conciliatory attitude towards the UK-resident Muslim population is that Luton was where the 4 alleged 7/7 bombers allegedly embarked upon a train into central London and carry out major loss of life (the follwoing suggest otherwise btw:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpAvVv6DPyQ&feature=channel_page ). The facebook support campaign for Nathan Draper refers to the group of muslims who protested against the troop parade as the 'Luton Taliban':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ygCc9qlWM
Taken from: Luton Today
Soldiers protest charge dropped
Published Date: 17 March 2009
Ref: http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/latest-national-news/Soldiers-protest-charge-dropped.5080934.jp
The CPS drops harassment charge against 18-year-old Nathan Draper following Luton army parade.
A teenager accused of racist abuse at an army homecoming parade marred by protests will not face trial.
Nathan Draper, 18, was arrested in Luton at a parade to welcome the 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment back from Iraq earlier this month.
He was charged under the Public Order Act with racially aggravated harassment and was due to appear at Luton magistrates' court on Wednesday.
But the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the case has been discontinued following a review of evidence, including CCTV footage.
A CPS spokeswoman said the decision was made by prosecutors in Bedfordshire.
She said: "The decision to charge Mr Draper was made on the evidence available at the time.
"The CPS has a duty to keep cases under continuous review and when a full file with CCTV footage was received and reviewed, it was decided there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction for the racially aggravated offence, or for a non-racially aggravated offence.
"The CPS wrote to Mr Draper on March 16 advising him that the case had been discontinued in advance of his first appearance in Luton Magistrates' Court."
Muslims Disrupt Royal Anglian Parade Luton 10/03/09:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ygCc9qlWM
Soldiers protest charge dropped
Published Date: 17 March 2009
Ref:
http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/latest-national-news/Soldiers-protest-charge-dropped.5080934.jp The CPS drops harassment charge against 18-year-old Nathan Draper following Luton army parade.
A teenager accused of racist abuse at an army homecoming parade marred by protests will not face trial.
Nathan Draper, 18, was arrested in Luton at a parade to welcome the 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment back from Iraq earlier this month.
He was charged under the Public Order Act with racially aggravated harassment and was due to appear at Luton magistrates' court on Wednesday.
But the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the case has been discontinued following a review of evidence, including CCTV footage.
A CPS spokeswoman said the decision was made by prosecutors in Bedfordshire.
She said: "The decision to charge Mr Draper was made on the evidence available at the time.
"The CPS has a duty to keep cases under continuous review and when a full file with CCTV footage was received and reviewed, it was decided there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction for the racially aggravated offence, or for a non-racially aggravated offence.
"The CPS wrote to Mr Draper on March 16 advising him that the case had been discontinued in advance of his first appearance in Luton Magistrates' Court."
Muslims Disrupt Royal Anglian Parade Luton 10/03/09:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_ygCc9qlWM
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