Muslim police association members 'promoted antisemitism'

Mr Shawcross writes: “I was disturbed to learn that this individual has worked with Government departments on counter terrorism and security policy.  

“In 2020, he authored a paper for NAMP advising Counter Terrorism Policing drop the terms ‘Islamism’ and ‘jihadism’, which was later discussed at a meeting attended by senior policing figures.” 

Also among the findings is how NAMP’s London branch praised the chair of trustees of Finsbury Park Mosque, who has previously supported the founder and leaders of Hamas.

The report points out that until recently, “a named member of Hamas’s politburo [was] serving as a trustee” of the mosque, “although the mosque deny having known of this connection”. 

NAMP’s London branch – which helped introduce the hijab for policewomen – has claimed it is a “partner” of advocacy group MEND (Muslim Engagement and Development), whose founder made “several disturbing claims, including that of an alleged 300-year-old Israeli lobby in Parliament”, the report adds.  

In quotes from 2014, cited in the report, he said: “The Israeli lobby wasn’t just beaten, they were battered, absolutely battered. It shows you, when we’re organised we can achieve results.” 

The report claims that the National Association of Muslim Police (NAMP), set up in 2007 to tackle alleged Islamophobia in the police service, “afforded credibility to actors of extremist concern”.