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Polanski says police 'should not be above scrutiny' over Golders Green response

Polanski says officers should face scrutiny after two Jewish men were stabbed in a terror-declared attack and the suspect was charged with three attempted murders.

  • On Wednesday, two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, in an attack police are treating as a terror incident. Alleged attacker Essa Suleiman, 45, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday charged with attempted murder.
  • Green Party leader Zack Polanski apologized on Friday for resharing a post on X accusing police of excessive force during the arrest, though he maintains officers "should not be above scrutiny."
  • Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley and Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander criticized Polanski's intervention as "misinformed" and "abhorrent," while Communities Secretary Steve Reed called him "completely unfit to lead a political party.
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Police should not be above scrutiny, Zack Polanski says over Golders Green post

The Green Party leader was responding after Metropolitan Police chief Sir Mark Rowley wrote an open letter criticising him.

·Bournemouth, United Kingdom
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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Saturday, May 2, 2026.
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