The Oxford Union has announced “disciplinary proceedings” against their president-elect after he celebrated the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
The Telegraph obtained Whatsapp messages from the Union’s president-elect George Abaraonye in which he wrote: “Charlie Kirk got shot, let’s fucking go.”
He wrote in another message: “Charlie Kirk got shot loool.”
Amid growing pressure for his expulsion from the university, the Union said that it did not have the powers to dismiss Abaraonye, but that his remarks were being treated with the “utmost seriousness”:
The Oxford Union does not possess executive powers to summarily dismiss a president-elect. However, the complaints filed against the president-elect have been forwarded for disciplinary proceedings and will be addressed with the utmost seriousness.
Our duty is to demonstrate to our members, the university community, alumni, and the wider public, that disagreement must be expressed through debate and dialogue, not through abuse or threats. That is the tradition we uphold, and it is the standard we will continue to set.
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