The Met Police have cut ties with the chair of one of their official advisory bodies after he sparked outrage for leading a chant deemed to be antisemitic.
Lawyer Attiq Malik, who is chairman of the London Muslim Communities Forum, expressed views which “do not align to the Met’s values”, the force said.
Recently emerged video footage from 2001 showed Malik leading a chant of “from the river to the sea”.
The phrase has links to an antisemitic saying about the eradication of the Jews in Israel.
The Met said in a statement: "The chair of the London Muslim Communities Forum (LMCF) has expressed views in a way which does not align to the Met’s values.
"We regularly engage with a whole range of community groups, many of which hold strongly opposing views.
"It is important that we continue to listen to opposing views.
"This is how we put community voices at the heart of policing London.
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"We will continue to engage with the LMCF and the full range of faith and community advisers.
"The insights, feedback and reach into communities across London continues to play an important role in our response.
"We are already working on a new advisory group ‘charter’ that will include a shared commitment to engage through mutual respect and inclusivity."
Meanwhile, police are carrying out an investigation into a "leadership coordinator" employed by the force after claims she called on those who support Israel to be investigated for a "hate crime".
Police are carrying out an investigation into a 'leadership coordinator' employed by the force after claims she called on those who support Israel to be investigated for a 'hate crime'
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The officer is alleged to have posted on social media: "I think at this point, if anyone openly agrees with the war in Gaza, they should be called out as Islamophobic and inciting hatred against Muslims.
"That should be investigated as extremism.
"Whether the [counter-terrorism] world decides to act fairly and proportionately and treat IDF support as an extremist ideology, I don't know."
A Met Police spokesman said: "We are aware of this post circulating on social media and are currently reviewing it."
