Brother of former Labour leader charged with breaking Coronavirus restrictions
The brother of the former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been charged with ten offences of breaking Coronavirus restrictions.
Piers Corbyn, 73, of East Street in Southwark, has been charged with multiple counts of breaking Health Protection Regulations 2020 (Coronavirus restrictions) and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday May 20.
The charges are for offences across London with his involvement in anti-lockdown protests in Trafalgar Square, Westminster and South Bank.
Leaflets created by Mr Corbyn and artist Alex Heaton, were distributed through residents’ doors in Southwark.
They showed a sketch of the Nazi concentration camp with the words “Vaccines are safe path to freedom” written on the gates – in replacement of infamous slogan “Arbeit macht frei” (Work sets you free).
Mr Corbyn denied claims of Antisemitism and told the South London Press at the time: “The claim by police prompted by certain politicians that this was malicious or anti-semitic is a monstrous attack on freedom of expression.
“The notion I am in any way anti-semitic is absurd and insulting.
“Any claims I am or have ever been anti-semitic are baseless and false and appear related to baseless accusations and fake twitter claims.
“They appeared it seems as a bizarre way of associating such false claims with my brother [Jeremy Corbyn].
“He is not anti-Semitic; neither is Alex Heaton, the artist involved in the recent leaflet subjected to police review after an MPs intervention.”
The leaflet has now been taken down from his website.
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