Arrests have been made on suspicion of supporting a proscribed terror organisation
Individuals protesting in Cardiff on Saturday have been amongst round 70 throughout the UK arrested for exhibiting help for a proscribed terror organisation.
The protests outdoors the BBC Wales headquarters within the centre of Cardiff have been held alongside parallel protests in London and Manchester. Some 13 individuals have been arrested in Cardiff in addition to 41 in London and 16 in Manchester.
The protests have been over the choice to class Palestine Motion as a proscribed group below the Terrorism Act of 2000. The designation implies that membership of or help for the group is a felony offence.
South Wales Police mentioned that it arrested 13 individuals who had been protesting outdoors the BBC workplaces close to Cardiff’s Central Sq..
The protesters have been mendacity on the ground and bore placards which learn ‘I oppose genocide’ and ‘I help Palestine Motion’.
The arrests have been all on suspicion of supporting a proscribed organisation.
One mentioned the designation of Palestine Motion as a terror group was an “infringement of our democractic proper to peaceable protest”.
South Wales Police mentioned it “helps the suitable for individuals to make their voices heard by protest offering it’s executed lawfully”.
In her speech saying the choice to make Palestine Motion a proscribed physique, Dwelling Secretary Yvette Cooper referred to an assault on Brize Norton on Friday, June 20, through which two Voyager plane have been sprayed with paint.
She known as it “the most recent in a protracted historical past of unacceptable felony harm dedicated by Palestine Motion” and mentioned the Authorities wouldn’t “tolerate those that put [national] safety in danger”.
She mentioned: “Since its inception in 2020, Palestine Motion has orchestrated a nationwide marketing campaign of direct felony motion towards companies and establishments, together with key nationwide infrastructure and defence companies that present providers and provides to help Ukraine, NATO, 5 Eyes allies and the UK defence enterprise.
“Its exercise has elevated in frequency and severity for the reason that begin of 2024 and its strategies have grow to be extra aggressive, with its members demonstrating a willingness to make use of violence.
“Palestine Motion has additionally broadened its targets from the defence trade to incorporate monetary companies, charities, universities and Authorities buildings. Its actions meet the edge set out within the statutory checks established below the Terrorism Act 2000.
“This has been assessed by a sturdy, evidence-based course of, by a variety of specialists from throughout Authorities, the police and the safety providers.
“In a number of assaults, Palestine Motion has dedicated acts of significant harm to property with the goal of progressing its political trigger and influencing the Authorities.”
