Demonstrators are campaigning to lift the terror ban on protest group Palestine Action
Police have begun arresting protesters who are demonstrating against the terror ban of the group Palestine Action.
Hundreds of people have gathered in Parliament Square in Westminster to hold up signs, which read: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action”.
The Metropolitan Police said it has brought it officers from other forces to help deal with a busy weekend of protests.
Between 600 and 700 people are taking part in the demonstration against the terror ban, organisers of the action in Westminster said on Saturday.
The government’s proscription of Palestine Action as a terror group is currently being challenged in the High Court, with a court case expected later in the autumn.
However it is an offence to hold up a sign or wear a t-shirt in support of a terror group under section 13 of the Terrorism Act.
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