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Polanski says guillotine re-post was mistake but refuses to apologise
The Metropolitan Police is investigating after Polanski shared an image featuring a guillotine on a T-shirt, with the Greater London Authority also reviewing the matter.
- Green Party leader Zack Polanski is facing a Metropolitan Police inquiry after sharing an Instagram image featuring a guillotine. Reform reported the post, with officials accusing Polanski of "inciting murder" and calling for his arrest.
- Polanski stated the post was a 20-image collaboration from a photographer and he "didn't pay enough attention to the T-shirt" before sharing. He removed the content, labeled it an "inadvertent mistake," and refused to apologize to Nigel Farage.
- The image depicted a man in a black T-shirt reading "We're only making plans for Nigel" alongside a guillotine. Reform home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf alleged the post was "inciting murder," while Metropolitan Police confirmed they are "conducting inquiries."
- Polanski told BBC Newsnight on Tuesday that Metropolitan Police have not contacted him despite their inquiry. He said he was "horrified" by the image's "dangerous message" but maintains the post was unintentional.
- This incident follows a May controversy where Polanski apologized for sharing a post criticizing the police response to the Golders Green stabbings, admitting he had done so "in haste." The pattern complicates his current defense of an inadvertent mistake.
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No further action to be taken against Zack Polanski
No further action will be taken against Green Party leader Zack Polanski after he shared an image on social media depicting a man wearing a black T-shirt with a picture of a guillotine and the words "We're only making plans for Nigel", the Metropolitan Police said.
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Zack Polanski says he ‘didn’t do anything wrong’ over Nigel Farage guillotine post
Speaking on BBC Newsnight, the Green Party leader explained the image appeared on his account by mistake after he accepted a collaboration request on Instagram The post Zack Polanski says he ‘didn’t do anything wrong’ over Nigel Farage guillotine post appeared first on Attitude.
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