The UK's Metropolitan Police arrested 55 individuals in Parliament Square for displaying placards supporting Palestine Action. Protests occurred nationwide urging the reversal of the ban on the group, with prior arrests contributing to a total of 120 across the UK. Following a ban that labels support for Palestine Action as a criminal offense under anti-terror laws, police have increased their presence in Westminster. A counterprotest by the pro-Israeli Stop the Hate group is also planned in London.
Demonstrations have been taking place across the UK calling for the ban on Palestine Action to be reversed, amid police warnings that those showing support for the proscribed activist group face arrest.
The Met police said 70 people were arrested at similar demonstrations in Parliament Square over the past two weekends, while Defend Our Juries said a total of 120 had so far been arrested across the UK.
The ban against Palestine Action means that membership of, or support for, the direct action group is now a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison, under the Terrorism Act 2000.
Authorities have beefed up police presence in Westminster in the wake of the rallies, while a counterprotest by the pro-Israeli Stop the Hate group will also take place in London.
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