2024-08-06 17:38:16
In many parts of the country, after the murder of children in Southport on July 29, protest actions took place, as well as riots, riots and clashes with the police.
As the justice minister told the BBC, the government has provided 500 more places in prisons and recruited 6,000 police officers in connection with the riots.
Prime Minister Keir Sturmer tried again to reassure the nation that all the necessary steps were being taken.
After the cabinet meeting, he said: “99.9% of people across the country want their streets to be safe and to feel safe in their communities and we will do whatever it takes to end the disorder.”
Over the weekend, mobs attacked police, burned and looted shops, smashed windows of cars and homes, and attacked at least two hotels housing asylum seekers.
The Council of Chiefs of the State Police announced on Monday that 378 people have been detained so far.
After the Southport children’s murder, false rumors initially spread on social media that the attacker was a Muslim asylum seeker.
The suspect was later identified as 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana, who was born in Wales. British media reported that his parents are from Rwanda.
True, this has not stopped radicals from attacking mosques, and the government has already offered additional security to Islamic places of worship.
Police blame the violence on people linked to the now-defunct English Defense League (EDL), a far-right Islamophobic organization founded 15 years ago whose supporters are linked to football hooliganism.
Far-right social media sites are calling for people to gather in protests under the slogan “Finally enough is enough.”
2024-08-06 17:38:16