Met police to end non-crime hate investigations after Graham Linehan case

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Source: theguardian.com
Met police to end non-crime hate investigations after Graham Linehan case

Father Ted co-creator to sue force for wrongful arrest after CPS drops proceedings over social media posts about trans issues

The Met police have said they will no longer investigate non-crime hate incidents as the Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan was informed that no further action would be taken after his arrest over social media posts.

Five armed officers detained the 57-year-old comedy writer at Heathrow in September on suspicion of inciting violence in relation to three posts about trans issues.

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