The Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) are to launch a private prosecution against rapper Wiley the police said they would not pursue race-hate charges.
On Friday, the Metropolitan Police confirmed they would not bring a case against Wiley – whose real name is Richard Cowie – as he was abroad at the time of his offence.
In July, the grime artist posted a stream of antisemitic comments on Twitter and Facebook, including tropes about Jewish power and drawing comparisons between Jews and the KKK. In one post, he told the Jewish community to “hold some corn” – slang for being shot.
However, the JC previously understood that the rapper was in Rotterdam, Holland, when he posted the comments on Twitter and Facebook. Offences committed abroad must be brought to court in the country in which the crime was committed .
