Britain's Home Secretary Sajid Javid today revealed that he was mugged on the streets of London for his mobile phone.
In an interview with the Sun on Sunday' newspaper, the Pakistani-origin Cabinet member said he is looking into giving police more power to pursue so-called moped gangs of thieves, notorious for grabbing mobile phones in London and other cities of Britain.
Speaking of the incident, which happened a couple of years ago, he said: "I was angry and upset but thought myself lucky not to have been stabbed or beaten up like many other victims who fall prey to these vicious criminals."
Javid told the newspaper: "It's ridiculous. Police should be allowed to get on with the job. If someone commits a crime and police want to pursue them, they should have much more freedom to."
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