On 30th October Muslim protestors gathered outside the French embassy in London in their protest against Emmanuel Macron as they demanded “respect for the Prophet”.
Hundreds of demonstrators held signs against the French government illustrating their anger both towards the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and President Emmanuel Macron with some insisting, “Insult is not freedom of speech”. While Muslim countries have banned French goods over Charlie Hebdo’s cartoons over Prophet Mohammed, Macron has defended the magazine’s freedom of expression.
In a statement to Daily Mail, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said, “Officers engaged and encouraged those protesting to disperse, the majority left without issue. Those who didn't comply were dealt with by enforcement. Officers made a total of three arrests. Two people for Covid-19 breaches and one for possession of pyrotechnics. 13 people have also reported for consideration of a fixed penalty notice.”
The French Embassy in London tweeted their statement, “France is the target of terrorist attacks against our freedom of expression, to believe or not to believe, to live in the Fraternity. We will remain what we are, a free, tolerant country, proud of its humanist values of democracy.
