Man charged after person filmed chanting 'put the Zios in the ground' at Palestine march

Hundreds of people attended a protest in Whitehall on October 11 (Image: PA)

A man has been charged with stirring up racial hatred after video footage emerged online of a man chanting "put the Zios in the ground" during a Palestine Coalition demonstration on October 11, the Metropolitan Police said.

20-year-old Samuel Williams has been charged with stirring up racial hatred.

Police say they launched an investigation after video footage circulated online of a man chanting during a protest in Whitehall, organised by Palestine Coalition, on Saturday, October 11.

Officers arrested the man on October 15 in Oxford. He will next appear in court in January.

A spokesperson for the Met Police said: "Detectives investigating allegations of antisemitic chanting at a demonstration in central London in October have charged a man.

"Samuel Williams, 20 (17.02.05), of Oxford has been charged with stirring up racial hatred contrary to Section 18(1) of the Public Order Act 1986. He will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 27 January.

"The investigation was launched after video footage emerged online of a man chanting in Whitehall during a Palestine Coalition demonstration on Saturday, 11 October.

"On Wednesday, 15 October officers arrested the man at an address in Oxford. He was interviewed and bailed to return at a later date. He was ultimately charged as above today – Tuesday, 16 December."