Cooper defends Palestine Action ban again
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Defending the group's proscription under terror law, she said the organisation was "not a non-violent organisation".
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Yvette Cooper has continually lied about Palestine Action in a panicked attempt to defend the proscription of a direct action protest group which is opposing a Genocide in which Cooper’s government is deeply complicit.
It was no ordinary break-in. On June 20, under the cover of darkness, two activists entered what should have been one of Britain’s most secure military bases, RAF Brize Norton, and vandalised two Voyager planes.
The Liberal Democrats have called for a review of the terrorism law used to arrest hundreds of supporters of the banned group Palestine Action, warning it risked having a "chilling effect" on free speech. Last week, the Metropolitan Police arrested more than 500 people at a demonstration backing the group, which was prohibited in July.
Majority of direct actions by Palestine Action would not be classified as terrorism under Terrorism Act 2000, according to JTAC's assessment - Anadolu Ajansı
A judicial review of the government’s order to ban Palestine Action will be held over three days, sometime after November 10. Judge Chamberlain rejected a renewed appeal by Ammori’s lawyers for interim relief,
Baroness Chakrabarti said the proscription of the group risks exacerbating community tensions, and campaigners warned the ban was a threat to freedom of speech