US EditionRetired priest, 83, among Palestine Action protesters arrested
- On July 5, 2025, British police arrested 29 people, including 83-year-old Reverend Sue Parfitt, during a demonstration supporting the newly proscribed group Palestine Action in Parliament Square, London.
- The arrests followed Home Secretary Yvette Cooper's June 23 announcement and Parliament's Commons vote of 385 to 26 to proscribe Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000.
- Those arrested were charged with plotting to unlawfully access a restricted location and conspiring to cause criminal damage, offenses connected to Palestine Action's activities that reportedly resulted in approximately £7 million in damage to aircraft at RAF Brize Norton.
- Home Office minister Dan Jarvis emphasized that Palestine Action should not be regarded as a lawful campaigning organization, and explained that the ban is intended to strip away its perceived legitimacy and hinder its recruitment for terrorist activities.
- The proscription criminalizes membership or support of Palestine Action with penalties of up to 14 years in prison, prompting criticism over freedom of expression and prosecution of peaceful protests.
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Top cop defends arrest of 83-year-old priest at Palestine Action ban protest
BRITAIN’S top cop has defended the arrest of an 83-year-old at a Palestine Action protest, saying the law has no age limit. Retired priest the Reverend Sue Parfitt was held on Saturday, the day the group was banned under terror laws. GettyMet Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has defended the arrest of an 83-year-old at a Palestine Action protest, saying the law has no age limit[/caption] PARev Parfitt, 83, was arrested after she appeared t…
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