- Wednesday, November 27, 2024
By: Shubham Ghosh
An independent review is set to take place into the recent violence in Leicester which saw arrest of 47 people since August 28 after tensions spread between the local Hindu and Muslim communities, BBC has reported.
The situation worsened over the weekend following an earlier protest.
Leicester mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said that the review was agreed upon at a meeting involving community leaders, councillors, and local police on Wednesday (21) evening, the report added.
“Last night’s meeting was very constructive and everyone there was determined to ensure that the recent disorder does not spoil relations in our city,” Mr Soulsby told the BBC.
“My intention is to have a review of what led up to the events at the weekend, and also to seek some independent thoughts on how we all – council, police and communities – can learn from this, and what we can do at a local level to ensure it doesn’t happen again.”
However, an independent body is yet to be appointed to oversee the review process, it was learnt.
British home secretary Suella Braverman, who took charge earlier this month, on Thursday (22) met the police in Leicester to talk over the unrest.
Leicestershire Police later said in a statement that Braverman was briefed by temporary chief constable Rob Nixon and other senior officers.
“We won’t be providing any further detail in relation to the meeting,” a spokesperson of the police said.
The BBC report said that Braverman has been in regular touch with Nixon and understood from sources in her office that she made the visit to learn more about the disorder and thank the police personnel for their response.
The police have said that they expect to make more arrests and charge more people in the coming weeks and months.
