Jeremy Corbyn agreed to be interviewed under caution by police following a Palestinian protest in central London, Sky Information understands.
The former Labor leader, 75, voluntarily went to a police station in the capital this afternoon.
The BBC reports that John McDonnell, 73, who was shadow chancellor during Corbyn’s leadership, also agreed to be interviewed voluntarily.
Sky Information spotted the pair leaving Charing Cross police station this afternoon. They declined to comment when approached.
Another nine people have been charged with public order offenses following arrests during the protest organized by the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC) on Saturday.
The Met said they witnessed a “deliberate effort, including by protest organisers” to violate the conditions that had been imposed on the event.
This has been denied by the PSC, which has accused the Met of heavy-handed tactics.
The protest occurred when Israel and Hamas They agreed to a ceasefire and a hostage release agreement. after the 15-month war in Gaza.
Police said organizers had agreed the protest would be static, to avoid crowds forming near a synagogue located a short distance from the BBC headquarters near Portland Place.
In a statement on Sunday, the Met said those who have been accused of breaching the conditions, including Corbyn’s brother Piers, are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in the coming days.
He added that three men had agreed to voluntarily attend a central London police station today to be interviewed under caution.
Giving only their ages, the Met said: “Officers will interview the men aged 75, 73 and 61 this afternoon.”
Commander Adam Slonecki, who led the police operation, said: “Yesterday we saw a deliberate effort, including by protest organisers, to breach the conditions and attempt to march outside Whitehall.
“This was a serious escalation in crime and one we are taking incredibly seriously. Officers have worked around the clock to pursue those involved.
“We will continue to work with CCTV footage, social media videos and our body cameras so that we can make more arrests and bring charges where we identify criminality.”
However, the PSC has accused the Met of promoting “a misleading narrative about the events” by “claiming that a peaceful delegation passed through police lines”.
The PSC said that after the Met banned their march to the BBC, they made it clear that they intended to protest against the “undemocratic” decision if the restrictions were not lifted, by walking “silently and peacefully” towards the broadcaster’s offices.
They stated that when they reached the police line, they were invited to continue walking towards Trafalgar Square.
Corbyn and McDonnell also disputed the police version of events.
Responding to a police post on social media that claimed protesters “forced their way through” police lines, Corbyn wrote: “This is not an accurate description of events at all.
“I was part of a delegation of speakers who wished to peacefully bring and lay flowers in memory of the children murdered in Gaza.”
“This was facilitated by the police. “We didn’t force our way in.”
Mr Mcdonnell echoed this, saying: “I spoke at the rally and was part of a procession of speakers who intended to go to the BBC to lay flowers commemorating the deaths of Palestinian children. We did not force our way, the police allowed us to pass and when we stopped at Trafalgar Sq. we left our flowers and dispersed.”
Mr Corbyn now sits like the independent MP for Islington North after successfully competing against his former party in the general election, following his suspension over a row over anti-Semitism.
McDonnell is currently serving as an independent, having lost the whip for six months in July last year. for voting against the government over the child benefit cap.
