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We can confirm a 50-year-old man was arrested during a march, which took place in Liverpool city centre on Sunday, 4 February.
Liverpool Friends of Palestine Group were marching through the city centre, and as the procession reached the junction of Hanover Street and Church Street a man shouted offensive language at the protestors. There has been speculation on social media that the man, who comes from Orrell Park, was arrested for flying the Union Jack. This is incorrect.
As result of the abusive language he was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence and homophobic abuse. He has been bailed pending further enquiries.
If you have information on any form of hate crime can contact Merseyside to contact Merseyside Police social media desk via Twitter @MerPolCC or Facebook ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’.
You can also call 101 or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
If, for any reason, you do not wish to report a hate crime to the police, the independent charity Stop Hate UK to run a 24/7 confidential helpline for all victims of hate crime on 0800 138 1625 or www.stophateuk.org. You can also download the Stop Hate UK reporting app on Google Play or the Apple App Store.
Across Merseyside, we also have a number of third party reporting centres including fire stations, Citizens Advice Bureaus and hospitals. More information about reporting hate crime to the police or third-party reporting centres can be found here How to report hate crime | Merseyside Police.