一名亲巴勒斯坦活动人士周五因在 TikTok 上发布一段视频而被捕，视频显示有人向已故英国议员大卫·艾梅斯的雕像吐口水，多家新闻媒体报道了此事。
A pro-Palestinian activist was arrested on Friday after posting a video on TikTok showing someone spitting on a statue of murdered British lawmaker David Amess, according to multiple news outlets.
埃塞克斯警方表示，他们于周三接到关于该视频的举报并展开调查，周五在埃塞克斯郡韦斯特克利夫-昂-西逮捕了一名 30 多岁的男子。
Essex Police said they arrested a man in his 30s in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, on Friday after receiving a report about the video on Wednesday and launching an investigation.
英国广播公司（BBC）报道称，警方以涉嫌刑事损害和违反公共秩序罪对该男子进行了讯问，他目前仍被羁押。
The BBC reported that police questioned the man on suspicion of criminal damage and a public order offense, and he remained in custody.
在现已删除的 TikTok 视频中，可以看到一个人走近雕像并说：“这些人只是在向这个混蛋鞠躬。他投了赞成伊拉克战争的票。可耻。”第二段视频显示，一个人指着纪念碑说“可耻”，然后向雕像的脸吐了一口唾沫。
In the now-deleted TikTok video, a person was seen approaching the statue and saying, “These people were just bowing to this p----.He voted for the Iraq War. Shame.”A second clip showed a person pointing at the monument and saying “shame” before spitting in the statue's face.
《每日电讯报》报道，该 TikTok 用户名为“Angry Jesus”（愤怒的耶稣），最初否认视频中的人是他本人。“向大卫爵士吐口水的不是我。但如果我抓到干这事的人，我会…… #grrrrrr”，他在视频配文中写道。
The TikTok user, who goes by the name "Angry Jesus," initially denied being the person in the footage.“It wasn't me who spat on Sir David. But if I catch the person who did it, I'll… #grrrrrr,” he wrote in the video's caption, The Telegraph reported.
《每日电讯报》补充说，该账号发布的其他视频包含对以色列的批评，并表达了亲巴勒斯坦的观点。
The Telegraph added that other videos posted to the account featured criticism of Israel and expressed pro-Palestinian views.
英国议员在 2021 年恐怖袭击中遇害艾梅斯属于前首相鲍里斯·约翰逊领导的保守党，2021 年被阿里·哈比·阿里谋杀，后者是索马里前总理媒体顾问的儿子。警方将该杀人案定性为恐怖袭击。
British MP murdered in 2021 terrorist attackAmess, from former prime minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party, was murdered in 2021 by Ali Harbi Ali, the son of a former media adviser to a Somali prime minister.
据英国广播公司报道，艾梅斯家族的一位发言人谴责了该视频，称：“看到他的纪念雕像遭到这种对待，令人深感痛心。这是一个卑鄙个体实施的令人作呕、恶心至极的行为。大卫爵士为人恭敬、善良，是言论自由和表达自由的有力倡导者。他总是以尊严的方式辩论政治分歧。”
Police classified the killing as a terrorist attack.A spokesperson for the Amess family condemned the video, saying, "To see his memorial treated in this way is deeply upsetting," according to the BBC. This is a sickening and disgusting act committed by a vile individual. Sir David was respectful, kind and a powerful advocate for free speech and expression.
以这种方式不敬他的一生和遗产，令人痛心。—— 普里蒂·帕特尔议员 (@pritipatel) 2026年10月21日威瑟姆选区议员、前英国内政大臣普里蒂·帕特尔女爵士也在X/推特发文谴责该视频，呼吁埃塞克斯警方调查这一“令人作呕且具冒犯性的行为”，此前该视频于周二在社交媒体上发布。
“戴维爵士为人恭敬、善良，是言论和表达自由的有力倡导者。他始终以尊严的方式辩论政治分歧。“以这种方式不敬他的一生和遗产，令人痛心。”
He always debated political differences with dignity. To disrespect his life and legacy in this way is dreadful.— Priti Patel MP (@pritipatel) October 21, 2026Dame Priti Patel, the MP for Witham and former UK home secretary, also condemned the footage in a post on X/Twitter, calling on Essex Police to investigate the “disgusting and offensive act” after the video was posted on social media on Tuesday.“Sir David was respectful, kind and a powerful advocate for free speech and expression. He always debated political differences with dignity.“To disrespect his life and legacy in this way is dreadful.”