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Christian prevented from 'singing church songs outside church' by London police
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February 4, 2024
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8:02Now PlayingAn officer who told off a Christian busker for singing ‘church songs’ was ‘just doing her best’, the Metropolitan Police chief has said. Harmonie London, a 20-year-old gospel singer who regularly performs in central London, was told by special constable Maya Hadzhipetkova over the weekend that she’s “not allowed to sing church songs outside of church grounds”.
Harmonie says she was "shocked" by the decision, and joins David Lammy to discuss her ordeal.
The Met has apologised after it reviewed body-worn footage of the incident.
A statement from the force said: "We're reviewing body worn video of this interaction - it's more than 40 minutes long. At the heart of this is a specific by-law related to busking.
"The officer knows she could have handled this differently and is speaking to her manager."
It added, however, that the footage shared online only showed a snippet of the full 43-minute conversation between the special constable and busker.
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