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Pastor Oluwole Ilesanmi will present a petition to the Ministry of the Interior, signed by 38,000 people, calling for better protection of street preachers.
A Christian street preacher to whom his Bible was confiscated while he was handcuffed by the police received £ 2,500 for an unjustified arrest.
Images of the arrest of Oluwole Ilesanmi imploring the police not to "take my Bible", have been viewed online almost three million times.
He was arrested in front of the Southgate metro station in February after a 999 call he claimed to be Islamophobic.
The Met said that he had the right to investigate a potential hate crime.
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In a video posted, the pastor asks the police not to remove his Bible.
In an online video, Mr. Ilesanmi, 64, is telling police: "Jesus is on the way".
One can hear an officer who arrested him for violating the peace: "I understand that, but no one wants to listen to him, they want you to leave."
When Mr. Ilesanmi tries to master his Bible, an officer says, "You should have thought about it before becoming racist."
Mr. Ilesanmi admits to describing Islam as an "aberration", but stated that he expressed his point of view as a Christian rather than denigrating Muslims.
On Tuesday, Ilesanmi will hand over a petition to the Ministry of the Interior, signed by 38,000 people, calling for increased protection for street preachers.
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Scotland Yard has since agreed to pay Mr. Ilesanmi £ 2,500 for an unjustified arrest and his humiliating and painful treatment.
Mr. Ilesanmi said: "I am glad the police recognized that it was wrong to stop for preaching in the Bible.
"It was stopping to be arrested, but I was determined to return to Southgate and start preaching the gospel again."
Superintendent Neil Billany, of the force, said: "The Met respects and defends the right of all individuals to practice freedom of speech, and this includes street preachers of all religions and all walks of life.
"However, if the language used by a person is perceived as a potential hate crime, we can only investigate.
"It is the role of the police, even if it is later decided that their actions are not criminal.In this case, it was deemed appropriate to get the man out of the zoned."
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