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UK Protests: High Alert | British PM warns violent protesters they'll face 'full force of the law'
UK Protests: High Alert | British PM warns violent protesters they'll face 'full force of the law'
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00:00We will talk about the situation in the UK after the 29th of July, which was very disturbing.
00:06Where did this whole thing start?
00:08What is the latest update on this?
00:10In the segment of the programme, we will talk about it.
00:12On 29th July, in the north-western region of the UK, in Southport,
00:16after the death of at least three children in a dance class,
00:19violent protests started in several cities across the country.
00:22Immediately after the attack, wrong news was spread in social media posts
00:26that the suspect was looking for political asylum,
00:29who had reached the UK by boat in 2023,
00:32and baseless rumours were spread that he was a Muslim.
00:36After spreading the news on social media,
00:38protests against immigration and Muslims in the UK began.
00:42The next day, more than a thousand people
00:44participated in a protest with the protesters in Southport.
00:47Immediately after that, a riot broke out near a local mosque.
00:51People threw bricks, bottles, and other missiles at the mosque and police.
00:54In several cities across the UK,
00:56the crowd attacked the residences of mosques and shelters,
00:59set fire to cars and buildings along with the library,
01:02and the shops were looted.
01:04In Hill, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester, Blackpool, and Belfast,
01:08there were also violent protests.
01:10According to the British police,
01:12the group on the far right in this violence
01:14was a supporter of the English Defence League.
01:16According to the British police,
01:18more than 400 people have been arrested since Tuesday, 6th August.
01:2111-year-old children are among them.
01:24The British Prime Minister,
01:26on this occasion, trusted his people
01:28and said that the people who do hooliganism
01:31will regret it.
01:52So no, I won't shy away from calling it what it is.
01:55Far-right thuggery.
01:57Be it no doubt, those that have participated in this violence
02:01will face the full force of the law.
02:05The Muslims and other communities there
02:08are afraid to say that
02:11they have never seen such a situation before.
02:15My home city, my place where I was raised,
02:19where I was born, where I can flourish
02:22and where I can succeed in.
02:24But seeing the events that have just taken place
02:27in the UK as a whole,
02:29it's really scary seeing the people writing,
02:32looting the shops.
02:33This is kind of a racism.
02:35There's no place in Liverpool like that.
02:37In Liverpool, it's not like that.
02:39You know, we always live together.
02:41Not just Muslim, not just Muslim.
02:44I'm from India.
02:46To be honest, I can't come out and tell the protesters
02:51or the people who are running towards me,
02:53hundreds of crowds,
02:54that, oh no, I'm not a Muslim.
02:55I'm from India.
02:56Please don't spare me.
02:57That's not possible.
02:58So everyone is scared.
03:02Mr. Farid Qureshi is with us now.
03:04Thank you very much from England for joining us, Farid.
03:07I told you how these incidents started.
03:10Then we saw the government response.
03:12What is the situation there now?
03:14If you could give us a detailed analysis,
03:17what is the sentiment there?
03:19What is the government's reaction?
03:21What is the mood there?
03:22Are people still scared?
03:25First of all, the government has shown its reaction.
03:27But along with that, the public has also come out.
03:29We saw two days ago,
03:31that when the far-right organizations
03:32called for demonstrations in 100 places,
03:34the peaceful citizens who were against it came out.
03:37And they were in such a large number
03:39that the far-right demonstrators were almost finished.
03:41They couldn't be seen anywhere.
03:43And in a very clear manner,
03:45the British society gave a message
03:47that in this society,
03:48there is no place for the progenitors.
03:50Overall, if you look at it,
03:51there was a fear in the Muslims
03:53in the beginning,
03:54how it was propagandized.
03:55And there is a long story behind it.
03:57It didn't happen that an incident started in Southport
03:59and then these riots started.
04:00But a media played a role in this.
04:02Twitter played a big role.
04:04Twitter's current ex,
04:06Elon Musk, tweeted.
04:08In addition to that, Nigel Farage played a big role.
04:11The leaders of EDL,
04:13Tommy Robinson,
04:14who is not in the UK right now,
04:15also played a big role in instigating this fire.
04:19But on the other hand,
04:21when the state decided
04:23that the violence against the progenitors
04:25would be dealt with strictly,
04:26we saw its practical manifestation.
04:27That within a few days,
04:28the courts started making decisions.
04:30People were punished day and night.
04:32People are still being punished.
04:34And a clear message was given
04:36that this will not be accepted.
04:38Now, if you look at it,
04:39even before the death of the children,
04:41incidents like this happened.
04:43Last year, there was a woman,
04:45a nurse from a white farm,
04:46who killed seven children.
04:48Her name was Lucy Letby.
04:50She was punished.
04:51But we didn't see any demonstration against her.
04:53In this matter,
04:54since a media campaign was launched
04:56that immigrants are the root of all problems,
04:58and the prosperity of the country
05:00is the basis of all problems,
05:02that's why they were targeted.
05:04Otherwise, if an environment
05:05hadn't been prepared in advance,
05:07we wouldn't have seen such demonstrations.
05:09People were angry.
05:11People beat them up.
05:12Police shot them.
05:13So Farid, what is the situation now?
05:15Because obviously,
05:16we are sitting here in Pakistan
05:17and watching the visuals on social media.
05:19But since you are integrated in the community,
05:21and when we talk about immigrants,
05:23apart from Pakistani, Muslim,
05:25Indians and all other people of color
05:27are also affected by this.
05:29Because when you see a hate crime,
05:31you can see the colour,
05:33but then behind it,
05:35if the community doesn't see it,
05:37then everyone can be a victim.
05:39What is the situation there now?
05:41Has there been a calm down?
05:43Yes, yes.
05:45Since these punishments started,
05:47people came out and said
05:49that we are against genocide.
05:51After that, there has been a calm down
05:53in the society.
05:55We haven't seen such incidents again.
05:57Police visited the mosques.
05:59They met the imams of the mosques.
06:01They told them that the state is with them.
06:03Politicians from different communities
06:05visited the mosques.
06:07The Prime Minister himself went to a mosque
06:09and told the Muslims that
06:11we will not allow genocide in this society.
06:13So, after this clear state,
06:15society's attitude,
06:17it has been seen that
06:19things are getting better now.
06:21The atmosphere of fear is decreasing.
06:23And it is also seen that
06:25in the areas where Muslims are less,
06:27there are more incidents.
06:29London is the capital.
06:31There are more than 40 percent
06:33immigrants here.
06:35We haven't seen such incidents here.
06:37People have given some reactions.
06:39But on a large scale,
06:41the things that have been seen in the north,
06:43in Sunderland, Liverpool, Radham,
06:45outside the immigration centers,
06:47there were no such things here.
06:49But overall, things are getting better
06:51in Britain now.
06:53The people who are dancing
06:55have also found out that
06:57we are not going to be saved.
06:59We have been sentenced to 32 months in prison.
07:01Courts have also started their work.
07:03Because of this, things are getting better.