Police confirm they are investigating Wiley's tweets for alleged anti-Semitism

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Wiley has been suspended from the platform for a week.

A statement given to the Independent by a spokesperson read: ‘We are aware of reports of alleged anti-Semitic comments posted on social media and are looking into the matter.’The tweets in question shared anti-Semitic beliefs and conspiracy theories, with the 41-year-old comparing the Jewish community to the Ku Klux Klan.

The Campaign Against Antisemitism had asked police to investigate the content and called for Wiley’s accounts to be shut down ‘to prevent further outpouring of anti-Jewish venom’ In a statement issued on Friday, a spokesperson said: ‘Our Crime Unit has reported this matter to the Metropolitan Police Service as we consider that Wiley has committed the offence of incitement to racial hatred, which can carry a substantial prison sentence.

 

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Funny how when people are on here spouting racist shit about black people you don’t hear about anyone getting arrested though or being banned from social media?! 🤔

No free speech any more

Wiley seems like a right willy 🤔

Nasty shitbox

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