Police arrest 25 protesters outside the Supreme Court as Palestine Action's co-founder begins her appeal against the terror ban
Former government barrister Tim Crosland is among those arrested at the Supreme CourtHuda Ammori, whose barrister told Supreme Court justices that Palestine Action's objectives were "aligned with, rather than abhorrent to liberal democratic values," as she challenges the group's proscription under the Terrorism Act 2000.
Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori is arguing at the Supreme Court that only three of the group's 385 actions over five years met the terrorism definition, calling the government's proscription under the Terrorism Act 2000 unlawful. The two-day hearing comes after some 4,200 people were arrested following the ban's imposition last year, among them supporters including Greta Thunberg.
Protesters replicated a placard slogan first posted by Sarah Helm, a journalist married to national security adviser Jonathan Powell, with police determining that the words fell below the criminal threshold.
Barrister Raza Husain KC told the court Palestine Action's objectives were 'aligned with, rather than abhorrent to, liberal democratic values'.
