Man arrested in terrifying dawn raid after sharing Facebook posts backing Palestine Action
A man who shared the tasks supporting the Palestinian action on his Facebook page told how he withdrew from his bed by the police and was arrested on suspicion of breaking terror laws in a terrible dawn raid.
52 -year -old Mat Cobb, a part -time cleaner, faces terrorism charges that change life potentially because it is the last member of the public for the foul of the controversial decision to ban the direct action group.
He said Independent Leicestershire, Hinckley’s house in Hinckley, handcuffed and pulled to a police station on Wednesday morning, “completely blown my mind”.
Mr. Cobb, who has a 2,200 followers on the Facebook page, said he never participated in a demonstration or that he was a member of the Palestinian action – a banned terrorist organization.
His arrest comes after his arrest in a demonstration in Parliament Square, as more than 500 peaceful protesters kept the banners supporting the group at the beginning of this month.
Shami Chakrabarti, a former Shadow Chief Public Prosecutor and Civil Freedom campaignist, said that the arrest of Mr. CobB endangered the public confidence of the public and showed the danger of the ongoing ban in the high court.
Showing the support to the group means that it is a criminal offense that can be sentenced to 14 years of imprisonment.
The worker added the peer: “Dawn Bedroom Raids [like this] Emphasize the dangers of the ongoing prohibition of Palestinian action.
“While higher courts expect the legitimacy of the ban, public trust and policing are in danger according to consent.
“Regardless of the advice that informs the original prohibitions, the Minister of the Interior will be wise to urgently review in the light of subsequent events.”
Previously, he warned that the ban faced the risk of being the error of survey tax rates – – referring to Margaret Thatcher’s non -popular policy that triggers civil disobedience and insurrection.
Mr. Cobb said that two police officers attended his address a week ago, but he was on holiday. They said there was nothing to worry about.
He was still in bed when they returned at 7 am on Wednesday. When the roommate answered the door, they went in and entered the bedroom where he was arrested and handcuffed. Officers also seized their mobile phone.
Im I heard that the roommate answered the door, then shouted a little, then went up the stairs and my roommate shouted, ‘Sorry matt’, then they came to my room and said I was arrested and put my hands where they could see. ”
“Then they put me in handcuffs.”
He was taken to a police station in Leicester, where he was put into a holding cell before he was searched, photographed, dragging for DNA and fingerprints.
In the police interview, a series of Facebook posts were shown by officers who said that they were under investigation because they supported a banned terrorist organization. After he was detained for about six hours, he was released under an investigation at around 13.00.
Mr. Cobb, leader Huda Ammori explained the decision to prohibit a “terrible development ğı that the band hoped to overthrow when he brought a judicial examination in this fall.
“This is a matter of human rights – not only the right to free speaking, but the rights of Palestinians killed,” he said.
“It is a terrible development that the government’s response by prohibiting the group protesting the protest.”
He said Independent: “If they prohibit non-violent people for protesting against mass murder-they are cruel.”
Ms. Cooper claimed that an assessment found evidence of “ideas for more attacks ,, which could not be reported due to ongoing legal proceedings and continued to defend the prohibition of the direct action group.
“Many people may not yet know the reality of this organization, but the assessments are very clear – this is not an uncommon organization,” he said. “British National Security and Public Security must always be our most important priority.”
Bir On Wednesday, August 20, the police in Leicestershire made a previously planned arrest in Hinckley as a part of an ongoing investigation.
“Officers joined an address in Canning Street, and a 51 -year -old man was arrested on suspicion of support for a banned organization in the 12 (1A) section of the 2000 Law of Terrorism.
“The police were released under the investigation while the investigation was continuing the investigation.”
