UNITED KINGDOM - Sir Iqbal Sacranie, head of the Muslim Council of Britain, will not face charges over allegedly homophobic remarks he made in a radio interview, it has been confirmed.Earlier this month police announced they were investigating comments Sir Iqbal made on a BBC radio programme in which he condemned civil partnerships and described homosexuality as harmful.
Officers said they would examine the remarks he made on Radio 4's PM programme to see if any offences had been committed following a complaint from the public.
But on Monday a Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "There will be no further action on the advice of the Crown Prosecution Service."
Sir Iqbal told the programme on January 3 civil partnerships were "harmful" and unacceptable.
"It does not augur well in building the very foundations of society - stability, family relationships. And it is something we would certainly not in any form encourage the community to be involved in," he said.
He underlined the importance of tolerance. But asked if homosexuality itself was harmful to society, he said: "Certainly it is a practice that doesn't in terms of health, in terms of the moral issues that comes along in a society - it is, it is not acceptable."
Sir Iqbal continued: "What is not acceptable, there is a good reason for it.
"Each of our faiths tell us that it is harmful and I think, if you look into the scientific evidence that has been available in terms of the forms of various other illnesses and diseases that are there, surely it points out that where homosexuality is practised there is a greater concern in that area."
However, Sir Iqbal said everyone should be tolerant.
from Scotsman
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