Fact check: UK police are not investigating COVID-19 vaccine programme

A number of police forces within the UK have denied claims that an investigation has been launched into the nation's vaccination programme.

False on-line claims have prompt that British police have launched the "world's largest prison investigation" into COVID-19 jabs.

A number of movies have lately proven anti-vaccine protesters confronting well being officers and emergency employees, falsely claiming that vaccines are an alleged risk to public well being.

However authorities in London and Yorkshire have denied any prison probe being launched.

In latest months, anti-vaccine protests have hit many European nations as governments started introducing vaccine mandates.

International well being officers have reiterated that COVID-19 vaccines are secure and efficient, and any dangers are extraordinarily uncommon.

Throughout the UK, a number of demonstrators have filmed themselves getting into hospitals, police stations and vaccine centres.

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Faux authorized paperwork have been submitted to vaccine centres, hospitals, and police stations.Euronews by way of Twitter

As soon as inside, they hand out pretend authorized paperwork to pressure well being employees or police in an try to shut down vaccination programmes.

These pretend authorized paperwork comprise a wide range of unsubstantiated claims, together with unfounded allegations that the UK authorities has dedicated "homicide" and "battle crimes".

A few of these demonstrators determine themselves as "sovereign residents" — a motion based in the US within the Seventies.

This group believes they've the ability to deliver politicians and regulators to so-called "widespread regulation" justice.

The defunct "legal guidelines" they typically cite — such because the Magna Carta — are historical and haven't any authorized standing at the moment.

Routine case quantity used as false proof of investigation

One deceptive allegation focuses on a police case quantity "60929679/21," filed by a West London police station.

However a number of social media posts referring to those identical digits have been labelled as deceptive by Fb and different platforms.

The Metropolitan Police have repeatedly said that a routine case quantity doesn't imply any investigation has been launched.

"On 20 December, quite a lot of paperwork have been submitted at a west London police station in assist of allegations of criminality in relation to the UK's vaccine programme," a spokesperson stated.

"Against the law reference quantity was created and offered to the complainants. This isn't a sign that an investigation is underway or that a crime has been dedicated, it merely acknowledges that an allegation has been obtained and recorded," they added.

"Thus far, there's nothing to point that a crime has been dedicated and no prison investigation has been launched."

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On-line posts have referred to the identical rutine police case quantity.Euronews by way of Twitter/Fb

Elsewhere within the UK, West Yorkshire Police additionally instructed Full Reality that they haven't launched any prison investigation, debunking claims on Fb.

"Supplies have been introduced to officers at two West Yorkshire Police stations in early 2022 and reference numbers have been created," a spokesperson stated.

"No crimes have been recorded nevertheless and no prison enquiries are ongoing by West Yorkshire Police in respect of the vaccination programme."

"We are able to state categorically that West Yorkshire Police haven't any investigations referring to this report or every other alleged criminality referring to the vaccine programme."

UK police have additionally said that on-line encouragement to submit additional alleged "proof" to them has extended their work.

"Any efforts to intimidate, harass, or commit assault towards emergency service employees, workers and volunteers won't be tolerated and might be handled and investigated as a prison matter by police forces," the Metropolitan Police spokesperson added.

On Monday, opposition Labour Celebration chief Sir Keir Starmer needed to be protected by police after being surrounded and verbally attacked by a gaggle of protesters.

London's Metropolitan Police stated two individuals, a person and a girl, have been arrested following Monday's incident after a site visitors cone was thrown at a police automotive.

In one of many movies posted on-line, a person will be heard shouting concerning the Magna Carta and different baseless conspiracies. Two individuals have been arrested after the incident, police say.

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