Police have apologised for arresting this brave evangelist. Now they need to start protecting street preachers
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Tim Dieppe2022-10-21T10:40:00
The Christian apologist and outspoken critic of Islam, Hatun Tash, has received £10,000 in compensation and an apology from the Metropolitan Police after she was wrongfully arrested on two occasions at Speakers’ Corner. Tim Dieppe says the story proves that more needs to be done to protect street preachers from wrongful arrest
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