The Metropolitan Police on Friday announced that over 60 people will be prosecuted for supporting the proscribed Palestine Action group, in the wake of multiple arrests earlier this month at a demonstration led by the group.

Mr. Stephen Parkinson, Director of Public Prosecutions, said that while the public has a democratic right to peacefully protest the situation in Gaza, supporting the already proscribed Palestine Action group is a criminal offence under the Terrorism Act. Mr. Parkinson further highlighted the consequences of committing a terrorist act, which can heavily influence chances of future employment and the ability to travel overseas.

Independent of the fact that supporting a proscribed group is a criminal offence under the Terrorism Act, peaceful protesters doing nothing

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