Man arrested over racist ‘Pakémon’ stickers featuring Sadiq Khan found on London Underground
'Appallingly racist' cards depict high profile Muslims including the Mayor of London, and urge passengers to 'catch them all'
COPS have arrested a man after a series of “appallingly racist” fake Pokémon stickers appeared at London Tube stations and bus stops.
The stickers, created under the name “Pakémon”, copy the popular game which sees kids swap and collect different creatures for points.
The stickers are even branded with a version of the infamous Pokémon slogan, “gotta catch 'em all”, but it doesn’t end there.
Altering the tagline, the maker also threatens to “deport them all”.
The 46-year-old, from Sutton, south London, was taken into custody on Thursday on suspicion of inciting racial hatred
One version of the sticker with an image of Sadiq Khan emblazoned on it, reads: “He believes that Londoners should learn to accept Islamic terrorism while he is mayor.”
The maker offers collectors “200 Terror Points” for the sticker of Khan, who is dubbed “Hamaskhan”.
Jordan Horner, former member of the self-described “Muslim Patrols”, also makes an appearance in the disturbing poster series, along with Jihadi John.
A 29-year-old unnamed man was first to share an image of two of the “appallingly racist” stickers he found at Borough Tube station to his social media account.
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He told the: “I felt disgusted and very disappointed that we now live in a Britain where some people feel empowered or protected to do this.
“They shouldn’t be allowed to get away with it.”
British Transport Police say they are in the process of “thoroughly” investigating the stickers.
A spokesperson urged London commuters to share any further sightings of the posters to raise awareness.
They said: "British Transport Police is committed to preventing incidents of hate crime and prejudice and all incidents of this nature are investigated thoroughly.
"Racially or religiously motivated crime will simply not be tolerated.”
Speaking on the posters, Sophie Linden, Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, said: “Hate crime, in all its shapes and forms, will not be tolerated in London and there is absolutely no place for these abhorrent stickers anywhere in our city.”
Transport for London is in the process of removing the stickers from the Tube and bus stations.
The stickers can be reported by texting BTP on 61016.
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