Palestine Action Legal Challenge Against UK Proscription
UNITED KINGDOM, JUN 30 – The UK government seeks to criminalise Palestine Action, with membership punishable by up to 14 years, after activists vandalised military aircraft to protest arms supplied to Israel.
- Palestine Action challenges its proposed proscription under the Terrorism Act 2000 in a High Court judicial review, seeking to block the ban's implementation with an injunction.
- Following the RAF Brize Norton protest on June 20, the UK government laid a draft order before Parliament to ban Palestine Action, MMC, and RIM, citing damage to military aircraft.
- The draft order criminalizes support for Palestine Action, equating it with ISIS and al-Qaeda, with penalties up to 14 years in prison.
- An urgent High Court hearing has taken place; the ban could take effect as soon as Saturday, risking criminal sanctions for thousands of supporters, Liberty warns.
- More broadly, Palestine Action becomes the first protest group to face proscription under UK anti-terror laws, risking a dangerous precedent that critics say blurs civil disobedience and terrorism.
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