"A planned demonstration by the UK Independence Party (UKIP) has been banned by the Metropolitan Police from taking place in an area with a large Muslim population. The force said the move was because the gathering, due to take place in east London on Saturday, bore a "realistic prospect of serious disorder". Initially advertised as a march from Whitechapel station and later revised to be an assembly in the same area, it was part of a series of events to "reclaim Whitechapel from the Islamists","
"Cdr Nick John said: "Tower Hamlets has the largest percentage of Muslim residents anywhere in the UK and the prospect of this protest taking place in the heart of the borough has been the cause of significant concern locally. "It is our assessment that there is a realistic prospect of serious disorder if it was to go ahead in the proposed location.""
A planned UKIP demonstration in east London was banned by the Metropolitan Police because the gathering presented a realistic prospect of serious disorder in a largely Muslim area. The protest had been advertised as a march from Whitechapel station and later revised to an assembly, described as part of events to "reclaim Whitechapel from the Islamists". Public Order Act conditions prevent UKIP from holding the protest in Whitechapel or anywhere in Tower Hamlets. The police said organisers were free to hold the event elsewhere and warned that anyone attempting to assemble in Tower Hamlets could be arrested. UKIP said it was re-organising the march elsewhere.
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