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Rowley Defends Officers After Green Leader Criticizes Taser Use

5/2/2026

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Sir Mark Rowley defended officers’ use of force after Green Party leader Zack Polanski criticised it on X.
Two officers Tasered and kicked suspect Essa Suleiman after he stabbed two Jewish men in Golders Green, footage showing they ordered him to drop knife before using force.
Rowley wrote to Polanski calling the repost inaccurate and praising the officers, while Dame Louise Ellman and politicians condemned the post as poor judgment.

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Story summary

Sir Mark Rowley defended officers’ use of force after Green Party leader Zack Polanski criticised it on X.
Two officers Tasered and kicked suspect Essa Suleiman after he stabbed two Jewish men in Golders Green, footage showing they ordered him to drop knife before using force.
Rowley wrote to Polanski calling the repost inaccurate and praising the officers, while Dame Louise Ellman and politicians condemned the post as poor judgment.