Scotland Yard have insisted they arrested a Jewish lawyer because of his repeated breaching of protest restrictions – not because he was wearing a religious necklace.

The suspect, who was questioned by police for almost ten hours after being arrested at a protest in central London told The Telegraph the Metropolitan Police were trying to ‘criminalise the wearing of a Star of David’.

The Star of David was being worn on a silver chain by the lawyer as he filmed pro-Palestine crowds.

According to video of the interrogation released by The Telegraph police asked the arrested man if he was ‘stoking the fire with these pro-Palestine protesters’, adding: ‘What necklace are you wearing?’

The man in his 40s showed officers his Star of David – bought by his girlfriend while on holiday in Ibiza.

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