People who confronted Celtics’ Enes Kanter outside Cambridge mosque did not commit a crime, police say

(Boston Globe) The people who allegedly hectored Celtics center Enes Kanter outside a mosque over his political opposition to Turkey’s president didn’t commit a crime, Cambridge police have determined.

In a statement Tuesday, police announced their findings in their review of the bizarre incident that occurred Friday afternoon outside the Islamic Society of Boston on Prospect Street in Cambridge.

The statement said police have “conducted a preliminary investigation into a report of threats and harassment based on” the encounter.

“Following this investigation, which included conversations with Mr. Kanter and other involved parties, it has been determined that no criminal activity occurred and that the other individuals featured in a video posted online were exercising their constitutionally protected right to free speech,” the statement said.

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