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Judge Allows Judicial Review of Palestine Action Ban
The Court of Session will review the legality of proscribing Palestine Action, a first for a protest group under the Terrorism Act, amid concerns over constitutional conflicts.
- Lord Young granted permission for a judicial review to proceed against the proscription of Palestine Action as a terror organization.
- The Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign welcomed the decision, saying it offers hope to challenge arrests of peaceful protesters.
- A UK Government spokesman expressed disappointment and said they will 'robustly defend the proscription in the courts.
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Judge allows judicial review of Palestine Action ban
A two-day substantive hearing will now take place at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on March 17 and 18.
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Palestine Action review can be crucial step in ending brutal
Responding to news that a Judicial Review of the ban on Palestine Action in Scotland has been granted, the Scottish Greens justice spokesperson, Maggie Chapman MSP, said: “The attack on Palestine Action is an attack on conscience and the right to protest. It was a deeply authoritarian and cynical move from a Labour government that has armed and supported genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. “The atrocities have taken place for all to see in r…
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