Arrests made at rally against Palestine Action ban in London

At least 150 people were arrested in a demonstration against the ban of the government’s campaign group against the ban of Palestinian action.

Hundreds of people gathered in the Parliament Square in the center of London, some shook Palestinian flags and chanting “Free Palestine”. Others found on the banners: “I support the Palestinian action in the face of genocide.”

The metropolitan police said that arrests were made to support a banned organization and a police officer’s attack.

Government Palestinian action banned in July under the law of terrorismTo make the group’s membership or support into a criminal offense that can be sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment.

Met had warned that people who supported the group will be arrested earlier.

Defending our juries that organize the rally, “this ridiculous prohibition of resistance continues to grow exponentially,” he said.

While Big I hit 13:00, he took hundreds of protesters, paper or banners, many of whom were clearly retired, and wrote messages supporting the Palestinian action.

At the same time, hundreds of more stood and watched in solidarity, but did not keep signs of supporting the banned group.

About 15 minutes after the pine, the police began to choose the protesters holding signs and arrested them one by one.

Many protesters followed a instruction to go from the organizers to “discs”, so it would be more difficult for officers to carry them.

Each arrest was welcomed with a crowd and often more aggressive.

Most of the arrests were made in an area between Mahatma Gandhi and Millicent Fawcett’s statute, two of the major campaignists for social change of the 20th century.

After going out of the square, each protester was placed in a minibus and was taken to Millbank, a road throughout Thames.

It was not clear that how many demonstrators have followed the plan to refuse to give their names and addresses – this would lead to detainees instead of bail.

A protester, 79 -year -old Margaret, said he came from Dorset to join.

“The law is ridiculous. We need to change the law,” he said, sitting in a camp chair that prepares the sign of the BBC. “We are called terrorists, and that’s absolutely stupid.”

When the Parliament was asked by the Parliament when the Palestinian action was banned, he said, “Never should never be done. We all have to do something about it.”

A young man else sat quietly while arrested around. The BBC asked if he didn’t understand what it means to get a conviction of terrorism.

“Of course there is. I am young. I am quite happy to accept any results. The sign says what he says.”

In the middle of the square, Sir Jonathon Porritt, who was an experienced environmental campaignist and a prince of Wales, was a consultant to the King.

“I’m here because I’m sick of what’s going on in Gaza and Genocide. I’m angry with the government’s direct guilt and I want to see that our government takes into account.”

While making arrests, tensions flare between demonstrators and civil servants who encountered cheers “you support genocide”.

The police were partially strengthened through the protest and the police officers of London joined Met Force in the square.

Organizers predicted that about 1,500 people in Westminster “challenged” in the afternoon on Saturday.

Around 16:00 Met said he continued to arrest, including a number for the attack.

“There was a coordinated effort to prevent civil servants from fulfilling their duties with physical and oral harassment,” power said on social media. He said.

Amnesty International Campaign Director Kerry Moscogiuri said, “It is really shocking to see that people withdraw from the streets of London by the police because they keep signs in peace.”

“When the government arrested people under terror laws to sit in peace in the protest, something is going wrong.”

Saturday’s protest is watching a big show last month More than 500 people arrested To exhibit banners to support the Palestinian action.

The average age of those arrested at the August rally was 54, and the highest arrest – 147 of them were from people aged 60 to 69.

62 -year -old Mike Higgins, who used a blind and wheelchair, was one of the 532 people arrested in this show. He returned to Parliament Square on Saturday.

“Which option? We have nothing but genocide, nothing else is done by us,” PA news agency said to the PA news agency.

“And I am a terrorist? This joke. I have already been arrested within the scope of the law of terrorism and I suspect that I will be today.”

At the beginning of this week, home office A decision was given permission to object to a decision He allowed the Palestinian action to object to the prohibition within the scope of the terror legislation.

Huda Ammori, the founding partner of the group, argued that his lawyers violated the right to free speech after the prohibition was given a appeal permission in July.

Former Minister of Interior Yette Cooper had previously defended prohibition by saying some supporters of the Palestinian action. “I don’t know the nature of the group”.

Cooper moved to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs In a cabinet rearrangement on Friday. He said that our juries should go with the “disaster” ban. “