Journalist facing 'Kafkaesque' probe after police officers knocked at her door over year-old social media post 'that stirred racial hatred'
Daily MailA journalist is facing a 'Kafkaesque' probe after she allegedly stirred up racial hatred in a post on social media in 2023. Allison Pearson, 64, claimed two police officers turned up at her door at 9.40am on Remembrance Sunday to inform her she was being investigated over a post on X from last year. Allison Pearson is facing a 'Kafkaesque' investigation after she allegedly stirred up racial hatred in a post on social media in 2023 Ms Pearson said she was 'shocked' to have officers turn up on her doorstep on Remembrance Sunday Last night, Essex Police said officers had opened an investigation under section 17 of the Public Order Act 1986 relating to material allegedly 'likely or intended to cause racial hatred'. Ms Pearson told The Telegraph she was 'shocked' to have officers turn up on her doorstep on Remembrance Sunday while she was still in her dressing gown.
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