In London's Oxford Street, a volunteer police officer, identified by badge number AW 5152 and of Bulgarian nationality, has caused an uproar and prompted an investigation by telling a Christian gospel singer, Harmonie London, that she was 'not allowed' to sing church songs outside of church grounds. The incident, which was captured on video and involved five Met constables, led to public outrage and debates over religious freedom. The Metropolitan Police have since apologized, admitting the officer was mistaken and acknowledging the situation could have been handled differently. The singer, who felt humiliated by the encounter, has stated her intention to continue singing and has forgiven the officer involved. The Met Police are reviewing the footage and have launched an internal investigation into the matter.
A police woman has banned a Christian girl from singing outside a church in London. Barrister Steven Barrett: "We have freedom of religion in this country. This is nonsense!" 📺 Plank Of The Week - tonight at 7pm. @Iromg @estherk_k @HowardCCox @rebeccatwomey_ @SBarrettBar https://t.co/SkrqoVQzIX
You can march on London calling for Jihad, but get hassled for singing Christian songs outside a church in a Christian country! https://t.co/23tNmXn32d
A police woman has banned a Christian girl from singing outside a church. Esther Krakue: "If it was a different religion, the confidence of that officer would be very different." 📺 Plank Of The Week - tonight at 7pm. @Iromg @estherk_k @HowardCCox @rebeccatwomey_ @SBarrettBar https://t.co/KS8caMBrpX
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‘She was doing her best’: Met police chief defends volunteer officer who told Christian busker ‘you can’t sing church songs outside of church’ https://t.co/2cAMCUSkaI
WATCH – London Cop Orders Christian to Stop Singing Hymns: ‘Not Allowed Outside Church.’ Read more: https://t.co/wBhNt0fKrj A recording of a police officer in Sadiq Khan's London telling Gospel singer Harmonie London she ...
New video shows FIVE police officers told busker to 'stop singing gospel songs' https://t.co/eGpPkqKhWL
How many police officers DOES it take to shut down a gospel singer? New video shows FIVE Met constables threatening to arrest Christian singer on Oxford Street as onlookers say 'shouldn't you be trying to catch rapists and murderers?' https://t.co/B7F4bHKgvE https://t.co/ZLrfZa2ljH
Harmonie London, a gospel singer who’s video went viral after police banned her from singing church songs, explains how the events unfolded. “The whole thing was quite intimidating for me.” @iromg https://t.co/rXsril2m2i
Afua Hagan slams the volunteer police officer who went viral for “making up” a law on church songs being banned outside of church. “The whole thing is ridiculous, she’s a jobsworth!” @iancollinsuk | @DaisyMcAndrew | @drdavidbull | @IsabelOakeshott https://t.co/RqW7piaKyZ
🇬🇧 An unpaid volunteer police officer in the UK tells a Christian woman she's not allowed to sing Gospel songs outside Church grounds. She then sticks her tongue in the woman's face. https://t.co/Eped9tSAyf
'We got it wrong' Met Police admits as they apologise for PCSO who wrongly told gospel busker to 'stop singing' https://t.co/thnHu6yGXn
'If Ms London had been singing the Islamic call to prayer or chanting Yogi mantras, would the police have intervened?' ✍ Nana Akua (@Nanaakua1) on the 'police officer' crushing religious freedom on Oxford Street
Gospel Singer says she felt ‘humiliated’ and ‘targeted’ after PCSO stopped her singing Christian songs on Oxford Street https://t.co/Pvk6K0AV48
Scotland Yard is investigating an officer who was filmed telling a gospel singer she was not allowed to perform songs of worship ‘outside of church grounds’ ⬇️ https://t.co/IgGG5jvdWb
‘It was humiliating’: Gospel singer breaks silence on ‘shocking’ moment constable told her ‘not to sing' outside church https://t.co/qyee1k1MGq
👮 Met Police review footage of constable who stuck tongue out at gospel singer https://t.co/M3lrZhn7QT
EXCLUSIVE: Girl from viral video who was BANNED from singing gospel songs says she was 'humiliated' but 'forgives' rogue cop 📺Watch: https://t.co/s1509l9iXf https://t.co/Yhwv7NcANJ
WATCH: UK Cop Tells Gospel Singer She’s ‘Not Allowed to Sing Church Songs’ on the Street https://t.co/2vpTs6gvFK
First silent prayer, now gospel music: British constable accosts singer for Christian music 'outside of church grounds' https://t.co/8kn7gyGf8S
We got it wrong: Met Police apologises for 'causing offence' after volunteer officer told Christian singer to 'stop performing church songs outside church grounds' - as they admit she 'was mistaken' https://t.co/cInULbOduX https://t.co/zIR9vMTsfL
'I just want to bring love and peace to the public': 'Humiliated' Christian busker wrongly told by police that she's 'not allowed' to sing religious songs accuses 'bullying' cop of breaching human rights - and vows 'I'll continue to do what I do' https://t.co/xC69ZFZQFR https://t.co/3QW0DcX92V
Met launches investigation into volunteer officer who told Christian busker 'you're not allowed to sing outside of church' https://t.co/OdNjn80q1v
Police launch investigation into constable who wrongly told gospel singer 'not to sing outside of church grounds' https://t.co/9iKZ42reQP
Watch: UK Cop Orders Christian Singer To Stop Singing 'Church Songs' In Public https://t.co/TgIZvtAvR5
Police investigate special constable who told Christian busker she is 'not allowed to sing church songs outside of church grounds' https://t.co/sAu4byqNvZ https://t.co/SeBHmlPxQ2
'The latest thing to be banned in dystopian Britain is singing gospel songs outside of a church!' Shocking footage shows police officer confronting church-goers. @nickdixoncomic @paulcoxcomedy @brucedevlin react to tomorrow's front pages. https://t.co/ICb3PqOVBI
📺 Watch: Gospel singer told she can’t sing religious songs by Met Police https://t.co/wCHNDodoch
British officer: "You're not allowed to sing church songs outside of church grounds." https://t.co/JfE864YwX1 https://t.co/JfE864YwX1
Revealed: Volunteer police officer who told Christian singer that she is 'not allowed' to perform 'church songs outside of church grounds' is a jet-setting Costa Coffee worker who moved to the UK from Bulgaria https://t.co/9lVSjEGepm https://t.co/83C5jRwCSY
"You're not allowed to sing Church songs outside of Church grounds." Unbelievable. https://t.co/kz4ULyrEu7
WATCH: 🇬🇧 It's 2024 in Britain and citizens are being told by police officers they are "not allowed to sing church songs outside of church." After this footage went viral, @metpoliceuk said the "officer knows she could have handled this differently" and said that "personal and… https://t.co/neOviRLts7
A volunteer police officer has enraged free speech advocates after telling a Christian woman she was "not allowed" to sing outside a church.
Scumbag copper > Moment volunteer police officer tells Christian singer on Oxford Street that she is 'not allowed' to perform 'church songs outside of church grounds' before walking off and sticking her tongue out to the camera via https://t.co/66wUuDXfYk https://t.co/Wh4wTieoin
In Oxford Street a Gospel singer is told by a policewoman she can't sing outside of a church. She has a foreign accent & I can see "Petkova" but not the first letters of her surname, which is Bulgarian. Her badge number is AW 5152. Never mind those who block Whitehall to pray. https://t.co/nl9gtxcmmn
Bizarre moment volunteer cop sticks her tongue out at gospel singer after telling her she is 'not allowed to sing church songs outside of church grounds' https://t.co/c1QJf8bTqY