Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Nigel Evans (Conservative), on Tuesday, 5 January 2010, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 115 members in total.

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AL-MUHAJIROUN DEMONSTRATION

That this House notes that Anjem Choudary, the UK leader of al-Muhajiroun, plans to stage a march through Wootton Bassett town carrying empty coffins as a protest against Britain's presence in Afghanistan; considers that such a demonstration would be a gross mark of disrespect to the soldiers who have died or been wounded in Afghanistan, their families and those who continue to fight on active service in Afghanistan; believes that such a march would cause great distress to those who have lost loved ones; further notes that the Muslim Council of Britain has described the proposed march as `deplorable'; calls on the Home Secretary urgently to investigate the breaching of public order and other related offences; and urges Wootton Bassett Town Council and Wiltshire Police to ensure that any proposed demonstration that breaches the Public Order Act 1986 be rightly refused.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

529 

Session

2009-10

Other sponsors

Peter Luff

Paul Keetch

Lindsay Hoyle

James Gray

Brian Binley

Subjects

Public order offences Religion Afghanistan

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk