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Campaigners Welcome Scottish Legal Challenge to ‘Draconian’ Palestine Action Ban
Craig Murray challenges the UK Government’s ban on Palestine Action, citing violations of rights to free speech and assembly under the European Convention on Human Rights.
- On Friday, former UK diplomat Craig Murray served notice on Scottish Solicitor General Ruth Charteris seeking a full judicial review of the Palestine Action ban.
- The UK Government proscribed Palestine Action after it claimed responsibility for damage to jets at RAF Brize Norton, while challengers argue the ban breaches rights under Articles 10 and 11 of the ECHR and lacked consultation.
- The Home Office cited alleged violence and damage, while Defend Our Juries says more than 2,000 have been arrested for support, many with signs reading `I oppose genocide in Gaza`.
- If Scottish and English courts reach different outcomes, campaigners say a constitutional crisis could follow as Defend Our Juries warns the ban may be lawful in Scotland but proscribed elsewhere; a separate High Court hearing in England and Wales is due next month.
- Next month, Defend Our Juries will escalate mass defiance with peaceful sign-holding actions across Britain from November 18 to 29, citing Scotland's legal system and civil disobedience history.
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