Protester in UK Threatened with Arrest by Armed Police Over
CANTERBURY, KENT, ENGLAND, JUL 16 – Kent Police threatened arrest under the Terrorism Act for peaceful protest supporting Palestine Action, banned as a terrorist group with penalties up to 14 years, raising free speech concerns.
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Astonishing clip shows protester being threatened with arrest for Palestine flag and placard
A video clip has shown an astonishing interaction between a protester and two police officers in Kent. In the clip, the protester – Laura Murton – was threatened with arrest while they held a Palestine flag and displayed a placard reading ‘Israel is committing genocide’. In the clip, Murton is seen being approached by two police officers who asked them what their intention was. The police went on to ask whether Murton supported any proscribed gr…
Protester in UK threatened with arrest by armed police over
LONDON: British armed police threatened a peaceful protester with arrest under the Terrorism Act after accusing her of supporting Palestine Action, the activist group that was banned earlier this month. Laura Murton, 42, held signs saying “Free Gaza” and “Israel is committing genocide” at the demonstration in the city of Canterbury, The Guardian reported on Thursday. Officers
UK police use Palestine Action proscription to target protest mentioning “Gaza” and “genocide”
A Canterbury police officer threatened a protester that “mentioning freedom of Gaza, Israel, genocide, all of that, it will come under proscribed groups which are terror groups… which we have suspicion that you’re supporting, based on your actions here, in a city with the flags and the posters you’ve got up.”
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