Two men who recorded themselves hurling antisemitic abuse at a Jewish man in London for a Tiktok video have been spared jail.
Adam Bedoui and Abdelkader Amir Bousloub, both 21, from West Drayton in Hillingdon, west London, were each handed a six-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) confirmed the duo were convicted of a hate crime and sentenced at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Friday, July 3.
The court heard Bedoui and Bousloub travelled to Stamford Hill, a predominantly Jewish area of north London, on Thursday, May 7, to film antisemitic content to be uploaded on TikTok.
There, they targeted a man in with abuse, which they planned to upload to social media. The two tried to flee when officers arrived but were swiftly detained, the Met Police said.
Detective Chief Superintendent Brittany Clarke, who oversees policing in the area, commented: “These men thought nothing of travelling to Stamford Hill so they could generate social media likes from hateful so-called content.
“There is no place for antisemitic hate in this city and this case carries a clear warning for anyone tempted to commit hate crimes in pursuit of online notoriety. These men were arrested within minutes of the incidents being reported to us.
“They were then charged, remanded to court and convicted 48 hours after the original report.”
In addition, Bedoui and Bousloub were ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work and 20 days of rehabilitation activity, alongside paying £85 in prosecution costs.
