Who is suspected of stabbing a Christian activist in the speaker’s corner in London multiple times is still at large

After stabbing a Christian woman multiple times, the man who fled the Speakers’ Corner in London on Sunday is still at large.

Metropolis of London Policemen Referrals Weekly newspaper A statement issued on Monday stated that no arrests have been made in the case and the department’s counter-terrorism command is now leading an investigation.

39-year-old Hatun Tash, a Christian missionary who frequently appears in Hyde Park, was attacked and stabbed by a man wearing black clothes, a hood and a face mask Up her throat and body. Tash, whose face and hand were injured, is still recovering.

According to the London Christian Law Center, the organization representing Tash, their client is a former Muslim from Turkey who is known for preaching in the area and has been considered a tradition of public speaking and debate since the mid-1800s. place.When the incident occurred, dressed Charlie Hebdo The T-shirt has been talking quietly with another public present. Charlie Hebdo It’s a French newspaper Suffered a terrorist attack In 2016.

After being attacked, Tash fell to the ground with blood on his face. Later, she stood up, still bleeding on her face, continued to preach, then received treatment at the scene, and then transferred to a hospital in central London for further treatment of the wound. Many people recorded the incident in the video and witnessed the attack.

“The Speaker’s Corner is a manifestation of freedom, unlike any other place in the world,” said Andrea Williams, CEO of the Christian Law Center. “What happened in Hatun Tash in the speaker’s corner is distressing. Sharia law is being enforced at the back door, and Sunday’s incident is a serious escalation after a series of worrying events.”

Williams said that this is the most serious of the CLC’s so-called “related incidents,” involving Tash in a historic open-air debate venue.

CLC previously submitted a pre-litigation letter to the Metropolitan Police of London on July 5, seeking compensation on behalf of Tash for assaults, false arrests, illegal imprisonment and harassment caused by repeated failure to protect her. CLC is the legal service end of Christian Concern, a non-profit advocacy organization.

In December last year, Tash was arrested for “violating coronavirus regulations.” She asked the police for help and asked them why they would interfere with the legal freedom of speech of another spokesperson there. In May of this year, after Tash, a member of the DCCI (Defense of Christ and Critical Islam) ministries, was physically attacked, she was arrested for what the police called “breaking the peace”. At that time, when the discussion became heated, she was sharing Muhammad’s cartoons, and then a group of people took offensive actions against her.

This letter represents Tash seeking compensation for assaults, false arrests, illegal imprisonment and harassment caused by repeated failures to protect her.

The Free Speech Coalition (of which Tash is a member) also wrote to the Metropolitan Police Department expressing concerns about her treatment.

Chris Humphries, the London Underground Police Media and Communications Manager, told Weekly newspaper The police did not add anything to their previous statement.

But Tash told CLC that the police could have prevented the incident from happening.

“The inaction of the police led to what happened to me yesterday,” Tash said, noting that it is clear from the video of the incident that the person who attacked her intended to kill her. “In the past, they thought it was easier to expel me than to deal with people who intimidated and threatened me. My attacker was not even afraid of the police because he was right in front of them. This is heartbreaking. We live in a policeman who doesn’t want to arrest Muslims because of fear of being In a society called’Islamophobia’.”

Speakers’ Corner is located on the northeast edge of Hyde Park, near Marble Arch and Oxford Street. In 1872, a bill of Parliament reserved this part for public speech. It is well known that historical figures such as Karl Marx, Vladimir Lenin, and George Orwell used the area to demonstrate freedom of speech. To this day, it is not uncommon for people to gather there to listen to fans express their views on Sunday mornings.

“Our freedom is up in the air,” Williams said. “If Hatun is silent because of the violence in the speaking corner, then we are all silent.”