Mr Johnson, who had acknowledged his opposition to the ICC investigation, which started in 2019 when he was prime minister, stated on Wednesday night time: “This feels like a worrying politicisation of the Met Police – particularly after Met officers have been seen tearing down posters of Israeli hostages in Gaza.”
In October, two officers have been pictured eradicating posters calling for the discharge of Israeli hostages. Scotland Yard stated that they had been appearing to defuse native tensions.
Mr Johnson added: “Once I was mayor of London I made it clear that we might not import overseas wars or disputes onto the streets of London. The Met can be higher off combating knife crime in the capital.”
One former senior Cupboard minister stated: “This begs the query of why the Met Police have gotten concerned. They’ve loads of work to do domestically, whereas what’s occurring in Israel and Gaza is a gray space proper now.
“Counter-terrorism experiences on to the Home Secretary, and he would have been briefed on this. The Dwelling Secretary ought to have supplied steering on whether or not that is an acceptable use of sources.”
Gideon Falter, the chief government of the Marketing campaign In opposition to Anti-Semitism, stated: “This poster marketing campaign is completely surreal.
“At a time when protesters are marching in London each week sporting Hamas-style headbands, shouting genocidal chants, calling for jihad towards the Jewish state and inciting violent intifada with obvious impunity, the Met is worried with acts of terrorism and allegations of conflict crimes midway all over the world, probably even in contravention of the acknowledged place of the British Authorities.
“The primary responsibility and precedence of Britain’s police should certainly be the protection and well-being of British folks in Britain. The Met can not disguise its abject failure to discharge that responsibility over the previous three months by turning consideration to a overseas battle.
“Britain’s cities have change into no-go zones for Jews. The place are the Met’s posters addressing that unacceptable actuality?”