Polanski says guillotine re-post was mistake but refuses to apologise
The Metropolitan Police is investigating after Polanski shared an image featuring a guillotine on a T-shirt, with the Greater London Authority also reviewing the matter.
- Green Party leader Zack Polanski is facing a Metropolitan Police inquiry after sharing an Instagram image featuring a guillotine. Reform reported the post, with officials accusing Polanski of "inciting murder" and calling for his arrest.
- Polanski stated the post was a 20-image collaboration from a photographer and he "didn't pay enough attention to the T-shirt" before sharing. He removed the content, labeled it an "inadvertent mistake," and refused to apologize to Nigel Farage.
- The image depicted a man in a black T-shirt reading "We're only making plans for Nigel" alongside a guillotine. Reform home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf alleged the post was "inciting murder," while Metropolitan Police confirmed they are "conducting inquiries."
- Polanski told BBC Newsnight on Tuesday that Metropolitan Police have not contacted him despite their inquiry. He said he was "horrified" by the image's "dangerous message" but maintains the post was unintentional.
- This incident follows a May controversy where Polanski apologized for sharing a post criticizing the police response to the Golders Green stabbings, admitting he had done so "in haste." The pattern complicates his current defense of an inadvertent mistake.
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Zack Polanski says he's 'done nothing wrong' in guillotine T-shirt row
The Green leader says he “unaccepted” the 20-image collaboration as soon as he spotted the fifth slide. The post Zack Polanski says he’s ‘done nothing wrong’ after guillotine T-shirt ‘mistake’ appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.
Victoria Derbyshire Puts Polanski On The Spot After Resharing Nigel Farage Guillotine T-Shirt Post
Victoria Derbyshire and Zack PolanskiVictoria Derbyshire clashed with Zack Polanski on BBC Newsnight the Green leader was reported to the police for resharing an Instagram post about Nigel Farage.Reform UK accused Polanski of “incitement to violence” after he accepted a collaboration on a series of photos, one of which showed a man in a t-shirt featuring an outline of a guillotine and the words: “We’re only making plans for Nigel.”Polanski later…
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