Anyone showing support for Palestine Action ‘will feel full force of the law’, justice minister says – UK politics live
Government defends decision to proscribe protest group after mass arrests at a demonstration in Westminster over the weekendAs we mentioned in the opening post, the Metropolitan police, a force under huge budgetary and resource pressure, arrested a total of 532 people on Saturday at the largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action since the group was proscribed last month.Detained protesters were taken to prisoner processing points in the Westminster area.I want to thank the police for their bravery and their courage in carrying out their diligent duties in the line of public protection, and I want to state that the right to peacefully protest in this country is a cornerstone of our democracy, and of course, we respect that.But with regards to Palestine Action, they are a proscribed terrorist organisation and their actions have not been peaceful. Continue reading...
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Government defends decision to proscribe protest group after mass arrests at a demonstration in Westminster over the weekend
As we mentioned in the opening post, the Metropolitan police, a force under huge budgetary and resource pressure, arrested a total of 532 people on Saturday at the largest demonstration relating to Palestine Action since the group was proscribed last month.
Detained protesters were taken to prisoner processing points in the Westminster area.
I want to thank the police for their bravery and their courage in carrying out their diligent duties in the line of public protection, and I want to state that the right to peacefully protest in this country is a cornerstone of our democracy, and of course, we respect that.
But with regards to Palestine Action, they are a proscribed terrorist organisation and their actions have not been peaceful.
Continue reading...
