Two women charged after October 2023 protest

Two women have been charged with intending or likely to stir up racial hatred contrary to Sec 18(1) of the Public Order Act following an incident during a protest March in central London.

Hadjer Boumazouna 27 (27.08.1997) and Fatiha Boumazouna 53 (15.07.1971), both of Croydon, are both due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 21 March. They were both charged via postal charge requisition in February.

The charges relate to an incident near Trafalgar Square during a march organised by the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign on Saturday, 28 October 2023.

The two women attended a police station and were arrested on 29 October 2023 after an appeal was issued on the Met's X account