Government challenged over arrest of street preacher
from Christian Concern;
The arrest of street preacher Oluwole on Saturday 23rd February outside Southgate Tube station prompted outrage on social media as the video quickly went viral.
Watch our video reconstruction of the arrest here.
Read how the police were caught out by evidence backing the street preachers account.
The arrest has now prompted questions in parliament. Theresa Villiers MP posed two written questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department.
The first question reads:
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance he has provided to the police on street preachers; and what lessons have been learned from the arrest and subsequent release of Oluwole Ilesanmi in Enfield.”
The second question reads:
“To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the arrest and release of Oluwole Ilesanmi in Enfield, what steps he is taking to ensure that church groups can preach on the street.”
In response, Home Office Minister Nick Hurd said:
see also: Police caught out by street preacher evidence, from Christian Concern
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