Charges dropped against diversity officer accused of posting 'kill all white men' online
A STUDENT union officer accused of posting the phrase "kill all white men" on social media has had the charges against her dropped.
The charges against Bahar Mustafa have been dropped
Bahar Mustafa, the welfare and diversity officers of Goldsmiths, University of London, had faced charges of sending malicious communications after being accused of writing "#KillAllWhiteMen" in a Facebook post.
Ms Mustafa faced a barrage of criticism on social media after holding an event where white men were told not to attend.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said there was "not enough evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction".
Ms Mustafa was alleged to have posted an event invitation on Facebook - which has since been taken down - that said: "Invite loads of BME Women and non-binary people!!
"Also, if you've been invited and you're a man and/or white PLEASE DON'T COME just cos I invited a bunch of people and hope you will be responsible enough to respect this is a BME Women and non-binary event only."
Ms Mustafa faced criticism after allegedly posting 'kill all white men' on social media
Ms Mustafa was claimed to have written this Facebook post online
Ms Mustafa has denied tweeting the #killallwhitemen hashtag.
But she said: “I have seen some horrendous things happen online. The internet can be a horrible place full of misery and perversion, but I don’t think that the state should deal with things that we don’t like on the internet.
“We should have the power to go and protest against it ourselves. Like, if people want to go out and protest about something I said – fine, bring it.”
The diversity officer was due to appear in court on Thursday
if people want to go out and protest about something I said – fine, bring it
Ms Mustafa's lawyer said the decision to drop the charges called the CPS's judgement into question.
Mike Schwarz said: "The decision first to prosecute and then to climb down so soon afterwards, made by the Crown Prosecution Service headquarters, calls into question their ability to make sensible judgments on delicate issues."
Ms Mustafa, of Edmonton, north London, was due to appear at Bromley Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
Bahar Mustafa: Safe Spaces
The messages relating to the now dropped charges were allegedly posted by Ms Mustafa between November 10 last year and May 31.
A CPS spokesperson said: "Following the decision to discontinue this case one of the complainants has now requested a review of this decision under the Victim's Right to Review Scheme.
"It would not be appropriate to comment further on this case until this process has been completed."
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