The protest group was officially classified as a terrorist organisation from midnight on Saturday after the measure received overwhelming support from MPs and following the failure of a last-minute legal challenge to delay it.The Metropolitan Police said on Saturday afternoon that the protesters had been held on suspicion of committing offences under the Terrorism Act 2000 following a protest in London’s Parliament Square.
“The group is now proscribed and expressing support for them is a criminal offence,” the force added. “Arrests are being made.”
MPs overwhelmingly voted in favour of Home Secretary Yvette Cooper’s decision to ban the protest group under the legislation on Wednesday and Lords have approved the move.
The protest group was officially classified as a terrorist organisation from midnight on Saturday after the measure received overwhelming support from MPs and following the failure of a last-minute legal challenge j
Metropolitan Police officers remove people from a protest by the Defend Our Juries group in support of Palestine Action.
Metropolitan Police officers remove people from a protest by the Defend Our Juries group in support of Palestine Action.
Police have arrested more than 20 protesters after a ban on the Palestine Action group came into effect.
The protest group was officially proscribed as a terrorist organisation from midnight on Saturday after a last-minute legal challenge at the Court of Appeal to delay it failed.
The Metropolitan Police said on Saturday afternoon that the protesters had been held on suspicion of committing offences under the Terrorism Act 2000 following a protest in London’s Parliament Square.
“The group is now proscribed and expressing support for them is a criminal offence,” the force added. “Arrests are being made.”
MPs overwhelmingly voted in favour of Home Secretary Yvette Cooper’s decision to ban the protest group under the legislation on Wednesday and Lords have approved the move.
Met Police officers remove people from a protest in support of Palestine Action, organised by the Defend Our Juries group.
Met Police officers remove people from a protest in support of Palestine Action, organised by the Defend Our Juries group.
Met Police remove 83-year-old Reverend Sue Parfitt from a protest in support of Palestine Action in Parliament Square, London.
Met Police remove 83-year-old Reverend Sue Parfitt from a protest in support of Palestine Action in Parliament Square, London.
The law change adds Palestine Action to the list of banned organisations along with the likes of al Qaeda, ISIS and Hezbollah, and makes membership of, or support for, the direct action group a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
Even wearing a T-shirt or badge with the group’s name on attracts a maximum six-month sentence.
