Stopping the promotion of radicalisation was the main reason an Islamic group has been banned from using a council's public venues in Slough, the town's police chief said this week.
Police and Slough Borough Council were accused of intimidating Muslims when they handed letters to a group at Chalvey Community Centre in The Green on Tuesday, June 17.
The letters explained the group was not welcome to use the facilities any longer after authorities were alerted to the possibility it may have links with Al Muhajiroun or Muslims Against Crusades (MAC).
At a media briefing on Monday, Superintendent Simon Bowden, local police area commander (LPA) for Slough, said letters had to be directly handed to the group as there was 'no guarantee that they would get the message' otherwise.
But he described the operation as 'low key' and said there was not 'any fear at all'.
He added: "We had the letters written out in English and translated into other languages as well to make sure everyone was quite certain of what was happening."
When asked about whether he is concerned about extremism in Slough, supt Bowden said ‘no is the straight answer’.
He added: “We want to prevent and stop such organisations who promote radicalisation.”
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