Dozens of pro-Palestinian demonstrators have been arrested outdoors the Labour Social gathering convention in Liverpool on Sunday, police have mentioned.
Merseyside Cops detained 66 folks outdoors the Liverpool Area and Conference Centre for supporting the banned terror group Palestine Motion, the power mentioned on Monday.
Two of these held have been later launched however the different 64 have been arrested on suspicion of a terrorism offence and have been taken into custody, the power mentioned.
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An individual is detained. Pic: Reuters
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All these arrested, aged between 21 and 83 years, have been launched on bail after Sunday’s demonstration.
Merseyside Police mentioned in an announcement: “Some of the people in attendance displayed material in support of Palestine Action, who are a proscribed terrorism organisation.”
About 100 folks had gathered silently, holding indicators studying: “I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action”, protest group Defend Our Juries mentioned.
Palestine Motion was banned as a terror organisation in July after the group admitted it was behind the damaging of two Voyager planes at RAF Brize Norton the earlier month.
In the course of the protest on Sunday, Keith Hackett, 71, mentioned: “I’m risking arrest today under terrorism legislation because, as a former Labour Party councillor in Liverpool, I am deeply ashamed of how Labour are acting.”
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A ‘Elevate the Ban on Palestine Motion’ protest organised by Defend our Juries close to the Labour convention. Pic: Reuters
Tayo Aluko, 63, an actor, author and singer from Liverpool, mentioned the federal government “wants to plant fear in the citizens so that it can continue to let their friends and paymasters get away with genocide”.
Kerry Moscogiuri, Amnesty Worldwide UK’s director of communications and campaigns, mentioned: “These arrests should not be happening. It’s clearly both ridiculous and seriously disproportionate for police to be targeting and arresting people for sitting down, quietly holding a sign.”
Israel denies any genocide is happening throughout its battle with terror group Hamas in Gaza.
Contained in the corridor, a protester holding up a Palestinian flag interrupted Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s speech.
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The person was heard shouting on the chancellor about “genocide” in Gaza and the “mass starvation of Palestinians”.
In response, Ms Reeves mentioned: “We understand your cause, and we are recognising a Palestinian state. But we are now a party in government, not a party of protest.”
