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Hundreds to Risk Arrest in Silent Sit-In for Palestine Action

Police say anyone holding “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action” signs will be charged under the Terrorism Act with possible imprisonment.

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Overview

  • Organisers coordinated by Defend Our Juries say more than 500 people will sit silently in Parliament Square this weekend to show support for the proscribed group.
  • Metropolitan Police have charged three people under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and warned all visible supporters they face arrest and prosecution.
  • Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan cautioned that arrests under terrorism legislation can carry long-term travel, employment and financial repercussions even if charges are later dropped.
  • Responses have varied across the UK, with police in Derry, Edinburgh, Kendal and Chichester reportedly allowing peaceful demonstrators to hold the same signs without arrests.
  • Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori secured permission for a full judicial review of the proscription, with a three-day High Court hearing scheduled in November.