Elderly Christian preacher wins payout from London's police over wrongful arrest
- 5 years ago
An elderly Christian preacher who was wrongly arrested has won a payout of 2,500 pounds (3,000 dollars) from London's police.
Sixty-four year old Oluwole Ilesanmi was reading aloud from the Bible before being handcuffed and dragged away by police outside the Southgate station in Enfield, North London, on 23 February 2019.
One of the police officers claimed Mr Ilesanmi was disturbing the peace.
Mr Ilesanmi admits describing Islam as an ‘aberration’, in his speech, but claimed he was expressing his point of view as a Christian and not disrespecting Muslims themselves.
After being handcuffed, he was driven several miles away, where he was ‘de-arrested’ and let out of the car.
Scotland Yard has now agreed to compensate Mr Ilesanmi for wrongful arrest and distressing treatment.
Sixty-four year old Oluwole Ilesanmi was reading aloud from the Bible before being handcuffed and dragged away by police outside the Southgate station in Enfield, North London, on 23 February 2019.
One of the police officers claimed Mr Ilesanmi was disturbing the peace.
Mr Ilesanmi admits describing Islam as an ‘aberration’, in his speech, but claimed he was expressing his point of view as a Christian and not disrespecting Muslims themselves.
After being handcuffed, he was driven several miles away, where he was ‘de-arrested’ and let out of the car.
Scotland Yard has now agreed to compensate Mr Ilesanmi for wrongful arrest and distressing treatment.