Marieha Hussein, 37, from High Wycombe, is on trial accused of a racially aggravated offence after displaying a placard depicting Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman as coconuts during a pro-Palestinian rally in London last November.
The Metropolitan Police "actively monitors" social media accounts that frequently post protest-related images, the court heard
Prosecutor Jonathan Bryan said the term 'coconut' was "racially abusive". Defending, Rajiv Menon KC described Ms Hussein's placard as "political criticism" and said her marching with it through streets of London was reasonable conduct. Mr Bryan said Ms Hussain had "crossed the line between legitimate political expression" and moved into "racial insult".Defending, Mr Menon said his client's trial involved "very different territory than the familiar terms of racial abuse".
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