Nigel Farage has said he finds it ‘pretty extraordinary’ that a judge who liked a pro-Palestine post on social media sat in judgement on a case about supporting Hamas.
Farage said the social media activity raised 'very serious questions' about Tanweer Ikran's impartiality.
Speaking on GB News, he said:
“Now a story last night that really interested me were the three women who turned up shortly after the October 7th outrage, wearing paragliders on the backs of their coats.
“I found it extraordinary that the judge had effectively overruled the jury and given them non-custodial sentences, and basically said, ‘look, they didn't really believe in all of this.’
“This is completely the opposite to what the jury had just decided.
“It turns out that one of the three women had been given asylum status in Britain, on the basis that her family were critics of Hamas - you couldn't invent some of this stuff.
“Another one of them has been told she doesn't need to pay the £400 costs because she hasn't yet been given leave to remain and therefore can't claim the £400 on benefits.
“If that wasn't bad enough, let us get to the judge, Tanweer Ikran, who liked a post on LinkedIn that said ‘Free Free Palestine.’
“It seems to me pretty extraordinary on the face of it, that somebody who was sitting as a judge, and in particular, sitting as a judge in this particular case, liked that sort of comment on LinkedIn.
“I think this raises very, very serious questions about his impartiality.
“One of the things I don't like about America is the politicisation of its judiciary. I thought here in this country, we were free of it.
“It would appear with every year that goes by they become more and more political.”
