arrested for holding posters in pro-Palestin act are released
Release
We can now confirm that Every Arrestee from the Lift the Ban Sign-Holding Action Has Been Releadeed. None have Been Charged.
Hundreds of the Arrestees Were Taken to Police Cells. Hundreds Were Processed in Pop-Up Gazebos After Queuing for Hours.https: //t.co/vqxwFPPSCY pic.twitter.com/mghxy2tf87
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Detained people held posters in support of Palestine. “I oppose genocide. I support Palestinian action,” said the posters carried by the protesters.
Protesters are considered terrorists by the British government
Protest was organized by groups that defend the Palestinian cause. One of them, the Palestinian action, was forbidden to speak in July, based on the law of terrorism. Since then, affiliation or support to him has been considered a crime, which can be convicted of 14 years in prison.
If you decide to demonstrate support for this terrorist organization, you will feel the full strength of the law.
Parliamentary Secretary of State for the victims, Alex Davies-Jones, to the BBC
Group classification as “terrorist organization” It is controversial. The decision was made by the government after activists throwing ink on two aircraft at a British Air Force military base and blocking the entrance of the headquarters of Israeli Defense company Elbit Systems in Bristol, southwestern England.
