A 28-year-old man, identified by London’s Metropolitan Police as Mohammed Khan of East London Tower, has been charged with an offense under the UK Public Order Act.
The 28-year-old Khan, “was charged on Saturday, September 17, with an offense according to Section 4A – behavior aimed at harassment. He bypassed the queue, after citizens had waited for almost a day, and hurried to approach the coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II,” as reported by the local police. “He will appear before a magistrate at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday 19 September.”
The state funeral of Her Majesty The Queen is the largest single policing event that the Met Police has ever undertaken.
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— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) September 17, 2022
Khan is now the second person to be charged with disorderly conduct in the line of mourners. Last Wednesday, a 19-year-old man was charged after he allegedly exposed himself and rubbed against citizens queuing, the BBC reported.
The British government has urged its citizens not to queue to pass the late Queen’s coffin, as demand is huge and some people have had to wait more than 24 hours, Reuters reported on Saturday. Tens of thousands of people have already passed by the coffin and this after standing for hours in the dark and cold, just to pay their last respects to the queen.