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| Tory councillor under investigation for 'If Carlsberg did illegal immigrants...' naked women Facebook post | Tory councillor under investigation for 'If Carlsberg did illegal immigrants...' naked women Facebook post |
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| A Conservative councillor is facing an internal investigation, after one of his social media posts showed a picture of a boat full of naked women with the caption: 'If Carlsberg did illegal immigrants...' | A Conservative councillor is facing an internal investigation, after one of his social media posts showed a picture of a boat full of naked women with the caption: 'If Carlsberg did illegal immigrants...' |
| Michael Kusneraitis, a Conservative councillor for Runnymede Council, has admitted posting a number of images relating to Muslims and migrants on a private Facebook group for local residents. | Michael Kusneraitis, a Conservative councillor for Runnymede Council, has admitted posting a number of images relating to Muslims and migrants on a private Facebook group for local residents. |
| According to Get Surrey, other posts included explicit cartoons and anti-Muslim images. When one of the private group's members pointed out that one of the images had been removed, Mr Kusneraitis apparently replied: "Ah well have to get some more." | According to Get Surrey, other posts included explicit cartoons and anti-Muslim images. When one of the private group's members pointed out that one of the images had been removed, Mr Kusneraitis apparently replied: "Ah well have to get some more." |
| After his posts had been made public by the local press, the councillor apologised in a Facebook post. | After his posts had been made public by the local press, the councillor apologised in a Facebook post. |
| He wrote: "After reading this morning's local paper I would like to state that it was never my intention to offend or upset anyone and if I have done then I want [to] take this opportunity to apologise sincerely and wholeheartedly. | |
| "Anyone who knows me know that I am not and have never been a racist. Growing up in a family that came to this country to escape fascism and genocide I am only too aware of the horror and destruction discrimination on grounds of nationality, ethnicity and faith brings. | "Anyone who knows me know that I am not and have never been a racist. Growing up in a family that came to this country to escape fascism and genocide I am only too aware of the horror and destruction discrimination on grounds of nationality, ethnicity and faith brings. |
| "People who attended the Amnesty International's Magna Carta lecture in June saw me stand up and publicly defend Muslims and those of all faiths and I have been honoured to be invited to attend Musllim peace symposiums and feel privileged to have spent last Saturday and the Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community." | "People who attended the Amnesty International's Magna Carta lecture in June saw me stand up and publicly defend Muslims and those of all faiths and I have been honoured to be invited to attend Musllim peace symposiums and feel privileged to have spent last Saturday and the Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community." |
| "Judge me by my actions in the community not by a misjudged post on social media." | "Judge me by my actions in the community not by a misjudged post on social media." |