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| Muslim police anger over leaflet | Muslim police anger over leaflet |
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| Muslim police leaders are demanding to know why no action has been taken over a leaflet which blames Muslims for the heroin trade. | Muslim police leaders are demanding to know why no action has been taken over a leaflet which blames Muslims for the heroin trade. |
| The leaflet, distributed to hundreds of households in parts of Lancashire, Cumbria and Yorkshire, says people should "heap condemnation" on Muslims. | The leaflet, distributed to hundreds of households in parts of Lancashire, Cumbria and Yorkshire, says people should "heap condemnation" on Muslims. |
| The Crown Prosecution Service said there was not enough proof it was meant to stir up racial or religious hatred. | The Crown Prosecution Service said there was not enough proof it was meant to stir up racial or religious hatred. |
| The National Association of Muslim Police said the CPS advice was flawed. | The National Association of Muslim Police said the CPS advice was flawed. |
| No criminal act | No criminal act |
| The leaflet says Muslims are "almost exclusively responsible" for the manufacture, transport and sale of heroin, 95% of which it says comes from the Afghanistan and Pakistan region. | The leaflet says Muslims are "almost exclusively responsible" for the manufacture, transport and sale of heroin, 95% of which it says comes from the Afghanistan and Pakistan region. |
| It says the process of "naming and shaming" Muslims will have a "positive effect" on bringing about the abolition of the heroin trade. | It says the process of "naming and shaming" Muslims will have a "positive effect" on bringing about the abolition of the heroin trade. |
| The Crown Prosecution Service said the contents of the leaflet were "racist" but has advised police that no criminal act had been committed. | The Crown Prosecution Service said the contents of the leaflet were "racist" but has advised police that no criminal act had been committed. |
| The leaflets were made and distributed by an individual and not through a political party. | |
| The National Association of Muslim Police said the CPS advice gave a green light to those behind the leaflet to continue distributing them. | The National Association of Muslim Police said the CPS advice gave a green light to those behind the leaflet to continue distributing them. |
| Lancashire Police said it was "monitoring" the situation, adding that no-one had been arrested. | Lancashire Police said it was "monitoring" the situation, adding that no-one had been arrested. |