(Jewish News) The deputy leader of the Greens has stated that a councillor under Charity Commission investigation for sharing a Hamas press conference on social media has the “full backing” of the party.
Cllr Abdul Malik has been suspended as chair of Bristol’s largest mosque, Easton Jamia Masjid, while the Charity Commission conducts its investigation.
Earlier this week, he shared an Instagram post asserting he is “being targeted by the Zionist lobby,” including the Charity Commission, and describing himself as a victim of “disproportionate persecution.”
Malik, who also serves as a magistrate, received a formal warning for serious misconduct from the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) after sharing an 18-minute video of a Hamas press conference shortly after the October 7, 2023, attack in southern Israel.
