Cps Will Not Prosecute Kilroy Over Arab Article

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No action will be taken against former TV presenter Robert Kilroy- Silk for possible incitement to racial hatred after he attacked Arabs in a newspaper article, the Crown Prosecution Service said yesterday.

Police had referred the case after Mr Kilroy-Silk described Arabs as 'suicide bombers, limb-amputators and women repressors' in a column in the Sunday Express in January. But the CPS yesterday advised the Metropolitan Police that the article did not constitute an offence under the Public Order Act and no action should be taken.

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Cps Will Not Prosecute Kilroy Over Arab Article

Sue Taylor, head of division for the CPS casework directorate, said: 'I acknowledge that many people found this article shocking and ...

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