Hate Crime Investigation Against Historian, Broadcaster ‘No Longer Proportionate’: UK Police

Hate Crime Investigation Against Historian, Broadcaster ‘No Longer Proportionate’: UK Police
The New Scotland Yard logo is displayed on a revolving sign outside the Curtis Green Building, the new home of the Metropolitan Police in London on Feb. 22, 2017. Jack Taylor/Getty Images
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The Metropolitan Police (MET) on Wednesday said they were ending the hate crime investigation against Historian David Starkey and Broadcaster Darren Grimes. The investigation was put under review “to ensure it remains proportionate” on Oct. 12, after it attracted criticisms saying it curtails freedom of speech.

MET Commander Paul Brogden said on Wednesday that after revision, the MET had concluded that the investigation was no longer proportionate.