The police in a statement today said they had not asked to see the lyrics of songs entered for a Carnival activity in Nadur this weekend.

In a statement in reaction to a story in The Sunday Times, the police said they had, through the Mayor of Nadur, asked to see the names of the bands and the titles of the songs so that they could assess the size of the crowd they could expect.

The police said that after reconsidering their decision, they had decided not to insist on its request for the names.

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