Overview

• Police Scotland said a 68-year-old man was arrested on 25 August outside St Leonard’s police station under the Terrorism Act 2000 for showing support for a proscribed organisation, with enquiries continuing.
• Laverty was attending a demonstration in support of Moira McFarlane, who was expected to be charged under section 13 after wearing a similar slogan at a previous protest.
• Reports state his T‑shirt read “Genocide in Palestine, time to take action,” with the words “Palestine” and “Action” highlighted, which police and media said allegedly referenced Palestine Action.
• Palestine Action was banned on 5 July, and police have since made large-scale arrests at related demonstrations, including 532 detentions at a London protest earlier this month.
• A High Court judicial review of the proscription is scheduled for November, as the UN human rights chief has criticized the designation as disproportionate and called for it to be rescinded.