UK street preacher found not guilty of "hate speech"
Case information
Incident date
Country
United Kingdom
Place
Swindon
Categories
Government Restrictions
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Islamist
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
Arrest
Lawsuit
Freedom of Conscience
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Religion
Place of Incident
Public Street
Bias Indicators
Lack of Other Motive
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
Christian Concern reports that Shaun O’Sullivan, a Christian preacher who was arrested for criticising Muhammad and Buddha, has been found not guilty following a court hearing. O’Sullivan was arrested in Swindon Town Centre on 11 March 2020, for alleged ‘hate speech’ and for causing "harassment, alarm and distress."
