Polanski stands by concerns over police response to Golders Green attack

Polanski stands by concerns over police response to Golders Green attackJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleRichard WheelerPolitical reporterImportant that police "should not be above scrutiny", says PolanskiZack Polanski said he remains concerned over the actions of police officers who arrested the suspect in the Golders Green attack, after previously apologising for sharing a critical social media post.The Green Party leader told the BBC everyone who works in public service "should not be above scrutiny" and action must be "proportionate no matter how brave".Polanski apologised on Friday for "sharing a tweet in haste" after he reposted a message on X accusing officers of "repeatedly and violently kicking a mentally ill man in the head when he was already incapacitated by Taser".Communities Secretary Steve Reed said it was "shameful" that Polanski was "still questioning the police's response".His repost was criticised at the time by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, who accused Polanski of amplifying "inaccurate and misinformed commentary" in a letter published by the force.Pressed on whether he believed the police were heavy-handed, Polanski told the BBC's Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg: "I was very concerned by what I saw and I remain concerned."The London Assembly member said he apologised because social media was "not the appropriate forum to have that concern", adding he believed the commissioner's open letter "also wasn't necessarily the appropriate forum".Polanski said he has asked to speak with Sir Mark about the issue.After the show was aired, Labour minister Reed said: "Polanski's apology clearly means nothing given he continues to denigrate the actions of our brave police officers."The row came after two Jewish men, Shloime Rand and Moshe Shine, were stabbed in Golders Green, London, on Wedn...