U.Okay. police have ended their legal investigation into Bob Vylan over feedback the punk duo made on stage concerning the Israeli navy.
“Now we have concluded, after reviewing all of the proof, that it doesn’t meet the legal threshold outlined by the [Crown Prosecution Service] for any individual to be prosecuted,” the Avon and Somerset Police stated in an announcement. “No additional motion shall be taken on the premise there may be inadequate proof for there to be a practical prospect of conviction.”
In June, Bob Vylan’s frontman, who goes by Bobby Vylan, led followers at Glastonbury in a chant of “Dying, dying to the IDF.” “Typically we’ve got to get our message throughout with violence as a result of that’s the one language some folks converse, sadly,” he later advised the group, whereas an on-stage backdrop learn messages similar to “United Nations have referred to as it a genocide. The BBC calls it a ‘battle.’” Bobby’s feedback led to instant criticism from Glastonbury organizers, the BBC, and British prime minster Keir Starmer. The duo have been additionally dropped by United Expertise Company and had their U.S. visas revoked.
Longtime supporters of the Free Palestine motion, Bob Vylan have continuously criticized Israel’s assault on Gaza and the West Financial institution. The duo later defended their actions at Glastonbury in an announcement, writing, “We aren’t for the dying of Jews, Arabs or every other race or group of individuals. We’re for the dismantling of a violent navy machine. A machine whose personal troopers have been advised to make use of ‘pointless deadly drive’ towards harmless civilians ready for assist. A machine that has destroyed a lot of Gaza.”
In July, U.Okay. police introduced it was dropping an investigation of Irish rap trio Kneecap following related feedback they made at Glastonbury.
