As David Mead (UEA) points our, the Terrorism Act does not require the police to arrest peaceful demonstrators even if they are expressing support for a proscribed group... the police could have chosen not to intervene in protests against the proscription of Palestine Action...
That they didn't refrain, may be Police over-reach, perhaps reflects pressure from the Home Office or maybe shows some Police forces do not understand the Terrorism Act.
#protest #politics
https://theconversation.com/palestine-action-arrests-what-happens-next-and-what-it-tells-us-about-the-breadth-of-britains-counter-terrorism-laws-263080
That they didn't refrain, may be Police over-reach, perhaps reflects pressure from the Home Office or maybe shows some Police forces do not understand the Terrorism Act.
#protest #politics
https://theconversation.com/palestine-action-arrests-what-happens-next-and-what-it-tells-us-about-the-breadth-of-britains-counter-terrorism-laws-263080
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