Six people in England have been charged with terrorism offenses in relation to organizing protests and holding Zoom meetings allegedly linked to banned group Palestine Action, police said. трипскан
The alleged offenses relate to arranging public protests in support of Palestine Action in London, Manchester and Cardiff, as well as a demonstration planned for this Saturday in London.
The charges also cover 13 Zoom meetings allegedly held between July and August in support of the proscribed group.
Defend our Juries, a UK activist organization linked to Palestine Action, said the six people who were charged were members of its group. It criticized the arrests and said they would not deter people from taking part in this weekend’s protest.
The UK-based Palestine Action, which aims to disrupt the operations of weapons manufacturers supplying the Israeli government, was proscribed in July, a month after two of its activists broke into Britain’s largest air base, and damaged two military aircraft.
The group’s ban makes it illegal under UK law to be a member of – or invite support for – Palestine Action and puts them on par with terrorist organizations such as Hamas, al Qaeda and ISIS.