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Online comments made by JK Rowling not recorded as non-crime hate incident, police confirm

Sky News Wednesday, 3 April 2024
Online comments made by Harry Potter author JK Rowling have not been recorded as a non-crime hate incident, Police Scotland has confirmed.
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News video: Police take no action against JK Rowling over hate crime comments

Police take no action against JK Rowling over hate crime comments 01:54

Police Scotland says no action will be taken against JK Rowling, after the author criticised Scotland’s new hate crime law. The Harry Potter author lashed out at new measures which came into force on April 1 and challenged police to arrest her. Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf introduced the...

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Keegan backs JK Rowling over hate crime law [Video]

Keegan backs JK Rowling over hate crime law

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has backed JK Rowling saying “biological sex matters” after Rowling described several transgender women as men in a series of tweets online. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Rishi Sunak defends JK Rowling amid Scotland hate crime row [Video]

Rishi Sunak defends JK Rowling amid Scotland hate crime row

Rishi Sunak defends Harry Potter author JK Rowling saying “people should not be criminalised for stating simple facts on biology.” His statement follows outrage over tweets made by Rowling where she described several transgender women as men. Report by Ajagbef. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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