A man has admitted shouting racially abusive remarks at a police officer during the Unite the Kingdom rally on Saturday.
Stuart Adams pleaded guilty to a racially aggravated public order offence after shouting racially abusive remarks at Metropolitan Police officer Harjot Sehmi, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard on Monday.
The 49-year-old hurled “you’re a c***”, “f*** Keir Starmer” and “let’s have a fight” at officers standing around a cordon outside Downing Street, the court heard.
He then looked at Mr Sehmi and shouted “what are you looking at”, “p****” and “go back to your homeland”, the court was told.
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People take part in the Nakba Anniversary March
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Suleman Hussain, prosecuting, said the police officer told him Adams’ s face was “contorted in anger” and he kept “agitating” his arms as he shouted at him.
Mr Hussain added the police officer felt “upset” and “sad” when he heard Adams, and did not want to continue policing the rally.
Adams appeared in court on Monday wearing a grey sweatshirt and blue jeans, and spoke to confirm his identity and indicate his plea.
Fadi Daoud, defending, said Adams, who was arrested and taken to a police station after making the remarks, “regrets totally his actions”.
Mr Daoud said: “He regrets totally his actions. He regrets and apologised. He apologised at the police station.
“He understands he shouldn’t have done it. He won’t do it again.”
Adams, of Aberconway Road, Merton, south London, will next appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 16.
The rival marches — the Unite the Kingdom rally organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson and the pro-Palestinian Nakba 78 rally — went ahead relatively peacefully, with 4,000 police officers deployed in an “unprecedented” policing operation that prevented clashes between the opposing demonstrations.
People taking part in Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom march in central London
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But 43 people were still arrested in the policing operation, with 20 of those detained affiliated with the Unite the Kingdom protest, and 12 with the Nakba protest. Eleven arrests were for hate-crime related offences.
Eight further arrests were not affiliated with either rally, or it hasn’t been possible to confirm an affiliation, the Met said.
Three arrests were the result of live facial recognition.
In an update on Monday, police said two other people were charged with failing to appear at court in relation to previous offences not linked to either protest.
A further 25 people were bailed, three were released under investigation and four were issued with penalty notices for disorder.
No further action will be taken against three people.
About 60,000 people are estimated to have joined Tommy Robinson’s march on Saturday, the force added.
