 "London’s Met Police charge 67 people over support for outlawed Palestine Action group")
London’s Metropolitan Police have charged 67 people with supporting the outlawed group Palestine Action. The accused are due in court in October and could face up to six months in prison.
London’s Metropolitan Police have accused 67 people with supporting the outlawed group Palestine Action, the service stated on Tuesday.
The accused will appear in court on several dates in October, and if proven guilty, they could face up to six months in prison, according to the Met.
In July, the UK government designated Palestine Action as a terrorist group in response to vandalism at a Royal Air Force facility.
Rights groups have slammed the ban as legal overreach and a threat to free expression.
Since the group was declared illegal under the Terrorism Act of 2000, over 700 people have been arrested, the majority of whom were during demonstrations.
The Met said in its statement that charges had been laid against 64 people relating to protests held in central London on two dates last month.
That was in addition to charges brought against three other people announced earlier this month.
On Monday, acclaimed screenwriter Paul Laverty was arrested on suspicion of supporting Palestine Action during a protest in Edinburgh, Scottish police said.
Last week, Irish author Sally Rooney vowed to give fees generated by two BBC adaptations of her books to Palestine Action.
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