British diplomat arrested for shouting "f***ing Israelis, f***ing Jews while watching television reports of the Israeli attack on Gaza - He was right,
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News reports today said that Rowan Laxton, 47, allegedly shouted "f***ing
Israelis, f***ing Jews while watching television reports of the Israeli
attack on Gaza last month.
He is also alleged to have said that Israeli soldiers should be "wiped off
the face of the Earth" during the rant at the London Business School gym
near Regents Park.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5693687.ece
British diplomat arrested over 'anti-Semitic' rant
Times Online
A senior Foreign Office diplomat has been arrested for inciting racial
hatred after an angry tirade at his gym.
News reports today said that Rowan Laxton, 47, allegedly shouted "f***ing
Israelis, f***ing Jews while watching television reports of the Israeli
attack on Gaza last month.
He is also alleged to have said that Israeli soldiers should be "wiped off
the face of the Earth" during the rant at the London Business School gym
near Regents Park. The Daily Mail said that the tirade continued even after
other gym users asked him to stop.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office declined to comment on the case because
it was "currently subject to police inquiries", but it is believed that Mr
Laxton, who heads the FCO's South Asia Group, is working normally.
A spokeswoman for the Metropolitan Police said: "A 47-year-old man has been
arrested in connection with an incident that took place on the 27th January
following a complaint received by police from a member of the public. He was
bailed pending further inquiries and is due to return at the end of March to
a Central London police station."
The maximum penalty for inciting religious hatred is a seven-year prison
term or a fine or both.
Mr Laxton, an Oxford graduate, joined the diplomatic service in 1993 and
rose quickly through the ranks. He has served in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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