Anthony Stevens had retweeted a video showing police arrest of a Christian street preacher
A Conservative councillor was arrested for an alleged hate crime after re-tweeting a video criticising how the police treated a Christian street preacher.
Cllr Anthony Stevens, 50, from Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, told The Telegraph he was arrested at his home this month and escorted to a police station for questioning about tweets from his personal account, which has 76 followers.
One tweet involved a video showing how police had treated the arrest of Christian preacher Oluwole Ilisanmi in Southgate, London, in 2019.
Perfect example of police appeasement.
Yes, you read that right – POLICE APPEASEMENT pic.twitter.com/kSuhFLNTOc
— Andy Plumb (@AndyPlumb4) August 27, 2023
