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EPAThe Home Secretary has again defended the prosecution of Palestine action as a terrorist group, saying that it is “ever a regular protest group known for stunts”.
Writing in the Observer, Yatete Cooper said that the group had claimed responsibility for the incidents, which was later accused with crimes with crimes, including violent disorders and increased theft.
He said that the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had assessed the “terrorism connection” of these allegations.
The Metropolitan police said on Friday that 60 people would be prosecuted for showing support for Palestine’s action.
More than 700 people have been arrested since the government imposed a ban on the group on 5 July – which included more than 500 in a demonstration in Central London last week.
On Saturday, Norfolk Police 13 arrested accused of supporting the groupAfter a protest at Norwich City Center.
MET said that more prosecution was expected in the coming weeks and it was arranged that “if necessary, it would be able to examine and prosecute important numbers each week”.
The Palestine Action has been mainly engaged in target activities targeting arms companies since the onset of the current war in Gaza.
After the cooper group activists, the group moved to ban the group, as Jets were estimated at Jets at RAF Breise Norton in June.
The Home Secretary said that many people knew about the incident, at least about other incidents, for which the group claimed responsibility.
Cooper also mentioned a so -called “underground manual” from the group, in which he said “encourages the manufacture of cells, provides practical guidance on how to get out of the way to identify goals to attack and how to get out of law enforcement”.
“These are not the functions of a valid opposition group,” Cooper said.
He also repeated a comment Made for BBC earlier this week Some people who were supporting Palestine’s action for the human situation in Gaza did not know about the true nature of the group.
Cooper said, “No one should not allow desperate calls for peace in the Middle East so that the UK derailed in a campaign to support a narrow group involved in violence in the UK.”
The government’s ban on Palestine’s action means that membership or support for the group became a criminal offense, taking a sentence of up to 14 years.
Last month, the group won permission to challenge the ban and its case will be heard in the High Court in November. It argues that the restriction violates the right to free speech and has served as a gag on legitimate opposition.
The rights groups have also been important about the prosecution of Palestine’s action as a terrorist group and the arrest of hundreds of people.
Amnesty International, the chief executive, Sacha Deshmukh suggested earlier this week that the reaction to the protest of the previous weekend was inconsistent.
He said, “We have long criticized the UK Terrorism law and threatened the freedom of expression. These arrests suggest that our concerns were justified,” he said.
The UK Israel’s weapons are not one of the main suppliers, but offer parts for the F-35 jet-the eternal multi-rol fighter that has been used extensively by Israel to attack Gaza.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has also flown hundreds of monitoring flights on Gaza since December 2023, allegedly used an RAF -based shadow R1 detective aircraft based on an RAF base at Akarotiri in nearby Cyprus.
But the Foreign Secretary has insisted that the flights have not shared any military intelligence with the Israeli army.
