Mets resume arresting protesters in Palestine, defying high court order
The Metropolitan Police has announced it is restarting the arrest and prosecution regime against Palestine Action supporters, a move that continues to be implemented even after an earlier court order. Officers are currently targeting individuals for holding signs in support of Hamas at various locations across London's West End during recent demonstrations on March 26th.
Key Points
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1The Metropolitan Police has confirmed it will resume arresting protesters for supporting or displaying signs related to Palestine Action.
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2Arrests were previously paused in February following a High Court ruling declaring the government's ban of Palestine Action unlawful, but police are proceeding with arrests despite this legal challenge.
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The Metropolitan Police has said it will resume arresting protesters for supporting Palestine Action, a proscribed terrorist organization.
— [Mar 26, 11:46] BBC UKIn an apparent U-turn after the High Court ruled that banning Palestine Action was unlawful in February and officers had paused arrests as a result of this ruling
— "BBC" (News.google.com)The force previously indicated it would not make arrests following the Feb 2017 decision by London's high court, but has now announced its intention to resume arresting protesters for displaying signs in support of Palestine Action.
— [Mar 26] Inews.co.uk"Britain"s biggest police force will restart detaining people who show their solidarity with the banned group despite a High Court ruling that found it unlawful
— (Independent)'The Met' has announced its intention to resume arresting protesters for holding signs in support of Palestine Action, reversing an earlier decision following a Feb 2017 court judgment.
— [Mar 25] Standard.co.ukThe Metropolitan Police will resume arresting protesters for supporting Palestine Action because a Home Office appeal against its ban remains ongoing despite recent court rulings finding that support does not constitute terrorism. Although three senior judges previously ruled proscribing group as unlawful, enforcement continues until the government's legal challenge is resolved and potentially delayed by months of proceedings.
The Met has confirmed it is resuming the arrest of people supporting Palestine Action, reversing a previous decision. This move follows an initial suspension but continues despite earlier legal challenges regarding its lawfulness under UK regulations (Proscribed Organisations Act 1950). The Home Secretary plans to challenge this High Court ruling in court on September 26th via Garden Courts North Chambers
The Metropolitan Police will resume arresting protesters for displaying signs supporting Palestine Action despite a High Court ruling that declared its government ban unlawful. This decision follows an appeal by Home Secretary James Harman, who confirmed enforcement continues while awaiting months to determine the outcome of his case against the judgment's impact on existing laws and arrests so far exceed 2700 people since it was banned as a terrorist group last year