Graham Linehan gets £25,000 compensation and an apology from Met police after arrest
Summary
Graham Linehan, co-creator of Father Ted, received £25,000 and an apology from the Metropolitan Police after being arrested for social media posts about gender issues. The police admitted mistakes in the arrest and investigation, which led to changes in how non-crime hate incidents are handled.Key Facts
- Graham Linehan was arrested at Heathrow airport after arriving from Arizona in September.
- He was held for 12 hours on suspicion of inciting violence due to three social media posts.
- The police apologized for distress caused and acknowledged problems in how the case was handled.
- The Met Police decided to stop investigating non-crime hate incidents after this case.
- Linehan’s posts included strong language about transgender issues, which he said were “bad jokes” not meant to encourage violence.
- The investigation was dropped in October, and Linehan was previously under bail conditions restricting his social media use.
- Conservative politician Kemi Badenoch criticized the police for over-policing speech in this case.
- In a separate legal case, Linehan was fined for damaging a transgender activist’s phone but cleared of harassment charges.
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