by Joe Rossiter, Daily Mail
Police arrested 117 people outside the Royal Courts of Justice on Monday after judges ruled a government ban on Palestine Action was lawful.
Protesters were seen holding signs reading ‘I support Palestine Action’ as the arrests on suspicion of expressing support for a proscribed group were made.
The Home Office had won its bid to ban the group after judges said Palestine Action ‘overtly promotes unlawful violence amounting to terrorism’.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: ‘We acknowledge the Court of Appeal’s judgment that the Home Secretary’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action was lawful.
‘This means that expressing support for the organisation remains a criminal offence and officers will arrest those who break the law.
‘Officers policing a protest outside the Royal Courts of Justice today, Monday, June 15, arrested 117 people on suspicion of expressing support for a proscribed organisation.
‘A further two people were arrested by colleagues in the City of London Police at a protest outside the Old Bailey.
‘Since the organisation was proscribed, the Met has arrested over 3,000 people on suspicion of expressing support for Palestine Action.’