Met Police arrested nearly 900 at Palestine Action protest in Parliament Square as hundreds defied ban
Approximately 900 people were arrested in a large demonstration of the London Parliament Square on Saturday because he met the controversial decision to ban hundreds of Palestinian actions.
Metropolitan police said that the majority of 890 arrests were made in accordance with the 13th episode of the Law of Terrorism to support the direct action group identified as a terrorist organization prohibited in July.
A total of 519 people were detained, 341 people were arrested and processed at a reception in Westminster and then released on bail.
Hundreds of peaceful protesters, “I oppose the genocide, I support the Palestinian action,” after writing signs, Mass Meanciance’s “shame you” cheers on a screen at 13:00.
After the pockets of the show descended to chaos, 33 more people were arrested for other crimes, including 17 due to the allegation of attacking police officers.
MET condemned the violence that he said that he had turned to civil servants from a group masked and intends to create as much irregularity as possible ”.
However, the organizers insisted that the rally was the “peaceful protest picture ve and called for the new home secretary Shabana Mahmood to leave the ban.
The police were seen to brand their batons during the clashes with some demonstrators, and a protester was seen with a blood flow down because of sitting on the handcuffed ground.
However, parliamentary square green, the police pulled them one by one, such as many hostels holding banners remained largely peaceful.
The arrests were met with cheers from the protesters: ın Meet the police you will not hide – you support the genocide. ”
62 -year -old protester Mike Higgins, using a blind and wheelchair, joined the protest after he went to headlines as one of the 522 people arrested in a show last month.
He said: “Which option?
He said that all 857 people arrested for the crimes of the law of terrorism will now be investigated by the Counter Terrorism Command.
Deputy Commissioner Claire Smart added: “The violence we encountered during the operation was coordinated by a group of people and was done, many of them put on a mask to hide their identities, intend to create as much irregularity as possible. Most of these individuals were arrested and we started to guarantee accusations.
“With this demonstration, the contrast between other protests, including the Palestinian coalition march, attended by approximately 20,000 people yesterday, was sharp.
“You can express your support for a case without committing a crime to violence and irregularity, and thousands of people do it in London every week.
“We have the task of implementing the law without fear or goodness.
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