British Police Told to Apologize for Anti-Terror Raids
by Katherine Haddon
Tue Feb 13, 4:54 PM ET
LONDON (AFP) - British police were told to apologize after "aggressive" anti-terror raids last year in which two Muslims were arrested but later freed without charge, triggering protests.
One man was shot and injured during the controversial raids in Forest Gate, east London, which came amid heightened security fears in Britain following the July 2005 suicide bombings in London.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it had received 153 complaints from residents affected by the "terrifying experience" when police burst into two houses in Forest Gate on the night of June 1, 2006.
At least two of the 11 occupants were hit, one over the head, while the IPCC also received complaints about swearing, weapons being pointed and neglect of the arrested men while in custody.
But the report clears police of the most serious allegations, including use of excessive force, and has been described as a "whitewash" by Mohammed Abdul Kahar, who was arrested alongside his brother, Abul Koyair.
It is likely to complicate relations between some British Muslims and police at a sensitive time -- earlier this month, nine people were arrested in Birmingham, central England, in anti-terror raids which again sparked protests.
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Tue Feb 13, 4:54 PM ET
LONDON (AFP) - British police were told to apologize after "aggressive" anti-terror raids last year in which two Muslims were arrested but later freed without charge, triggering protests.
One man was shot and injured during the controversial raids in Forest Gate, east London, which came amid heightened security fears in Britain following the July 2005 suicide bombings in London.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it had received 153 complaints from residents affected by the "terrifying experience" when police burst into two houses in Forest Gate on the night of June 1, 2006.
At least two of the 11 occupants were hit, one over the head, while the IPCC also received complaints about swearing, weapons being pointed and neglect of the arrested men while in custody.
But the report clears police of the most serious allegations, including use of excessive force, and has been described as a "whitewash" by Mohammed Abdul Kahar, who was arrested alongside his brother, Abul Koyair.
It is likely to complicate relations between some British Muslims and police at a sensitive time -- earlier this month, nine people were arrested in Birmingham, central England, in anti-terror raids which again sparked protests.
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