‘Unprecedented’ terror charges since Labour’s Palestine Action ban
The number of people in charge of supporting the Palestinian action reached unprecedented levels within two months at the quartet levels seen in twenty years since September 11.
According to the temporary figures from the Royal Prosecutor’s Office, the Palestinian action was banned as a terrorist group in July, at least 138 people were accused of a sign, flag or clothes to support the terrorist organization, in accordance with the 13th part of the Law of Terrorism, which prohibits exhibiting or publishing.
Compared, only 34 people between 2001 and June 2025 were accused of the government’s addition to the Palestinian action to the designated terrorist organizations list.
Shami Chakrabarti described the scale of Palestinian action charges as “unprecedented ,, while other members of the Lords Assembly questioned whether the use of the police resources that saw that the officers who patrolled to support the group were“ productive ”.
Number of people accused for recent protests He will grow – hundreds of people have been arrested for supporting the Palestinian action so far, 857 only in a protest on Saturday.
Lord Paul Strasburger, a liberal -democratic life of life, warned at the House of Lords on Tuesday, “This absurd wicked of terrorism is deeply damaging our freedom of expression.”
Already, since the protesters entered a shelf base and damage two military aircraft earlier this year, the number of terrorism charges have exceeded any year compared to the latest home office figures. This applies to even more serious crimes such as guidance or donation or arms training for a terrorist group.
Pursuant to Chapter 13 (2000 Terrorism Law), especially in the exhibition or publication of articles or images that support a prohibited organization ”.
This may include wearing clothes such as a keffiyeh, which has become synonymous with Palestinian solidarity, or to carry “reasonable doubt” items that support Palestinian action such as a sign or flag.
In a year before this year, there were no more than 10 accusations for this crime.
The results of the allocation include a potential bar for countries such as the United States and Australia, and a permanent criminal record that will affect employment or university opportunities.
The ministers warned that the lines are blurred for those who participated in demonstrations that may have many motivations such as protesting the actions of Israeli forces.
“Protesting Palestinian lives, Proscription support and support for the Palestinian action are very blurry [itself]”Miss Chakrabarti Independent.
Meanwhile, Interior Minister David Hanson argued that the arrests were dependent on his discretion and argued that the police interpret the legislation at the local level ”.
“If people want to protest Palestine to support Palestine, they can do it. They can walk, protest, criticize Israel, and announce their views in Palestine, but Palestinian action has passed this threshold,” he added.
However, former police commissioner Bernard Hogan-how warned that the burden of this distinction should be put in the government, not to the police who deal with the “consequences of the prohibition.
Lord Hagan-Howe said in his debate on Tuesday, Lord Hogan-Howe said, “Of course we should all support the police because this is a logical result of having a law to prohibit the group and to ensure that the support of terrorism is illegal.”
The authority added: “The government must have thought that this group had some collective support for its general intention, even if it has no methods.. This is one of the consequences that the police will try to solve, and we all need to support them until this is politically resolved. “
Ms. Chakrabarti said that thousands of people who have participated in protests in recent weeks will struggle to express where they fell into the Spectrum of Palestinian action when they faced arrest: “It is unreasonable to expect the police or the people to hold legal seminars on the ground.”
The authority warned that the lack of clarity in the prohibition of the Palestinian action has damaged confidence in the government and called for more transparency.
“If there is proof that the government is planning to take life instead of damaging the goods, they should publish it as soon as possible to avoid more damage to public confidence,” Chakrabarti said.
House Office Secretary Lord Hanson confirmed that although the government had copied terrorist groups in the past, it is currently not a “plan için to review the legislation.
“The hostage decisions should be constantly reviewed, including unprecedented arrests, not at least in relation to the changing conditions, but for uncertain support rather than a varying conditions, Chak Chakrabarti said. Independent.
“Will the government please stop pulling the ambassadors in the Parliament Square and start listening to their messages, that is, does the UK do nothing enough to stop the daily persecution in Gaza? ”Lord called Strasburger this week.
