Overview
- Samuel Williams, 20, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on January 27 on a charge of stirring up racial hatred linked to an October 11 rally in Whitehall.
- He did not formally enter a plea and indicated he will plead not guilty at a later stage.
- Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram granted conditional bail that bars him from Palestine-related protests inside the M25 or in Oxford.
- The Metropolitan Police arrested him at a property in Oxfordshire following an investigation that drew on video footage and social-media material.
- Oxford University suspended the Balliol College student, as government officials cite concerns about rising antisemitism on campuses.