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The Met Police have been accused of racism after it was revealed officers predicted releasing the Grenfell death toll would cause “crime and disorder” because most of those affected were Muslim.
A community impact assessment, created by the Kensington and Chelsea police branch days after the fire, predicted “outbreaks of crime and/or disorder within hours”, the Grenfell inquiry heard this week.
The document, which was read out in the hearing, said the rationale for that prediction was that disclosure of the death toll “could have an impact on community tensions, especially when the majority of those affected are believed to come from a Muslim cultural background, combined with the incident occurring during the [holy] month of Ramadan.”
Allison Munroe, lawyer for the bereaved, survivors, and residents, told the inquiry on Monday police had “attributed imminent threats of an outbreak of crime and disorder to the Muslim background of the victims”.
Munroe added: “This is Islamophobia, it is racism”.
A lawyer responding on behalf of the Met said the force would “strongly refute any suggestion that Islamophobia affected its response to the tragedy”….
The Met Police have been accused of racism after it was revealed officers predicted releasing the Grenfell death toll would cause “crime and disorder” because most of those affected were Muslim.
A community impact assessment, created by the Kensington and Chelsea police branch days after the fire, predicted “outbreaks of crime and/or disorder within hours”, the Grenfell inquiry heard this week.
The document, which was read out in the hearing, said the rationale for that prediction was that disclosure of the death toll “could have an impact on community tensions, especially when the majority of those affected are believed to come from a Muslim cultural background, combined with the incident occurring during the [holy] month of Ramadan.”
Allison Munroe, lawyer for the bereaved, survivors, and residents, told the inquiry on Monday police had “attributed imminent threats of an outbreak of crime and disorder to the Muslim background of the victims”.
Munroe added: “This is Islamophobia, it is racism”.
A lawyer responding on behalf of the Met said the force would “strongly refute any suggestion that Islamophobia affected its response to the tragedy”….
