Teh One Who Knocks
08-30-2017, 10:39 AM
Richard Hartley-Parkinson for Metro.co.uk
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A man accused of preaching sharia law outside Topshop in London’s Oxford Street was ordered to stand in court by a judge.
Ricardo McFarlane allegedly breached an Asbo preventing him from speaking to members of the public ‘in order to promote sharia law’.
Before he faced Southwark Crown Court he told the usher he would not stand for ‘any man’.
Judge Martin Beddoe entered the court and noticed McFarlane had remained on his seat in the dock. He told him to get up ‘this is not a court of religion.’
He said: ‘If Mr McFarlane isn’t going to treat this court with respect then I might have to deal with him differently than to release him on bail,’ he said before a break in proceedings.
Roy Hedlam, defending, said: ‘Because of his religious belief he believes there is only one person who he should bow to.’
Judge Beddoe continued: ‘That is as may be, but this isn’t a court of religion, this is a secular court and it expects to be treated with respect. That isn’t in breach of any religious principles I’m aware of.’
McFarlane stood up in the dock while judge Beddoe was speaking, prompting him to say: ‘He’s very kindly standing up for me because I’m about to go.’
The defendant stood up in the dock during the rest of the hearing.
McFarlane and a group of up to 20 other men are said to have set up a stall outside Topshop in Oxford Street and called for strict Islamic laws to be imposed across the UK.
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A man accused of preaching sharia law outside Topshop in London’s Oxford Street was ordered to stand in court by a judge.
Ricardo McFarlane allegedly breached an Asbo preventing him from speaking to members of the public ‘in order to promote sharia law’.
Before he faced Southwark Crown Court he told the usher he would not stand for ‘any man’.
Judge Martin Beddoe entered the court and noticed McFarlane had remained on his seat in the dock. He told him to get up ‘this is not a court of religion.’
He said: ‘If Mr McFarlane isn’t going to treat this court with respect then I might have to deal with him differently than to release him on bail,’ he said before a break in proceedings.
Roy Hedlam, defending, said: ‘Because of his religious belief he believes there is only one person who he should bow to.’
Judge Beddoe continued: ‘That is as may be, but this isn’t a court of religion, this is a secular court and it expects to be treated with respect. That isn’t in breach of any religious principles I’m aware of.’
McFarlane stood up in the dock while judge Beddoe was speaking, prompting him to say: ‘He’s very kindly standing up for me because I’m about to go.’
The defendant stood up in the dock during the rest of the hearing.
McFarlane and a group of up to 20 other men are said to have set up a stall outside Topshop in Oxford Street and called for strict Islamic laws to be imposed across the UK.