Paul Laverty , Ken Loach ‘s longtime screenwriter, was arrested by police in Edinburgh, Scotland during a pro-Palestine protest on Monday.

The Guardian reports that Laverty has been charged for “showing support for a proscribed organization” after wearing a t-shirt in support of the group Palestine Action during a protest outside a police station. Laverty’s t-shirt said, “Genocide in Palestine, time to take Action”.

The British government controversially proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist group on July 5 under the U.K.’s Terrorism Act.

Paul Laverty , Ken Loach ‘s longtime screenwriter, was arrested by police in Edinburgh, Scotland during a pro-Palestine protest on Monday.

The Guardian reports that Laverty has been charged for “showing support for a proscribed organiza

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