UPDATE: Teacher, 36, is questioned by police over racist sign
A Bucks teacher is being sought by the Metropolitan Police over an alleged hate crime at a Pro-Palestine protest in London on Saturday.
Marieha Mohsin Hussain, 36, originally from Great Missenden, was one of 300,000 people who arrived in the capital on November 11 to show their support for the Middle Eastern country, by calling for a ceasefire in Gaza following the ongoing conflict with Israel.
During the rally, which resulted in 126 arrests and nine officers receiving injuries, the school teacher was spotted holding a sign claiming that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and former home secretary Suella Braverman were ‘coconuts’.
We’re investigating the person in this photo in relation to a hate crime that took place today (11/11/23)
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) November 11, 2023
Anyone who can help us identify them should call 101, giving the reference 0326384/23.
Information can also be provided to Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111. pic.twitter.com/OH4oD3lcBM
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This term, deemed racist by some groups of people, is aimed at those who are black, mixed race or Asian who have allegedly ‘betrayed their race or culture by acting white’.
After being spotted at the rally holding the placard, the Met Police are now trying to track down the teacher.
A friend told The Times: “She is not the sort of person who would ever dream of doing something bad.
"There is not a malicious bone in her body.
“She would never do something that was a hate crime.
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The police in London are looking for this woman after she held up a sign at the protest yesterday calling prime minister, Rishi Sunak a coconut pic.twitter.com/6jLmJodfcH
— Sabi Radio (@TheSabiRadio) November 12, 2023
“Marieha and her family are the most peaceful, lovely, helpful people you would ever meet.
“I am sure she would not know it would cause any trouble."
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