Alleged ‘I love 7 October’ chanter charged after CPS TWICE decline to take action
The Metropolitan police have said that 'a file of evidence was sent to the CPS in January'
A Pro-Palestinian activist who allegedly chanted “I love 7 October” during an anti-Israel protest has been charged by the Metropolitan police after the CPS repeatedly declined to take the case further.
Police arrested Mohamed Hassn, of Unwin Way, Stanmore, on 21 September 2024, after footage of the alleged incident, which took place the previous day, was shared online. It showed, Hassn, also known as Mohamed Al-Mail, allegedly chanting “I love 7 October”, as well as “I love an organisation which starts with ‘H’”.
Hassn is understood to be a Kuwaiti national who was given refugee status in the UK in 2017.
A statement published by the Met on Thursday confirmed that Hassn “has been charged with intentionally causing racially aggravated harassment, alarm or distress contrary to Section 4A of the Public Order Act 1998 and Section 31 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.”
The police statement went on to say that “In January this year, a file of evidence was sent to the CPS, who twice determined that no further action should be taken.
“Officers continued to engage with the CPS to ensure all available avenues to challenge the decision not to bring charges were pursued, ultimately succeeding in securing a charge as set out above.
“Hassn will now appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 19 January 2026.”
As reported by the Telegraph, a statement published on behalf of Hassn at the time said that “none of his statements target any protected group, including Jewish people, or promote violence”. The paper described how Hassn later claimed on an Arabic-language podcast that that the ‘H’ in the chant referred to the Home Office, and that “Not every day is like October 7. If an opportunity arises, we must fully exploit it. If you strike, make it hurt.”
For more than a year after the 7 October 2023 mass-terror attack by Hamas, anti-Zionist activists, a number of them Jewish, would hold weekly Friday afternoon demonstrations in the Swiss Cottage area, causing significant distress to many other Jewish local residents. In February of this year, the police confirmed that conditions had been imposed on the weekly rallies, moving them to the Kings Cross area.
The CPS has been contacted for comment.