The posters’ depiction of Hamas paragliders supposedly indicated the women supported the group - a crime in the UK
Two British women have been charged with terrorism offenses for carrying posters showing Hamas militants paragliding at a pro-Palestine demonstration, the Crown Prosecution Service announced on Friday.
“Heba Alhayey, 29, and Pauline Ankunda, 26, have been charged with single counts of carrying or displaying an article, namely an image displaying a paraglider, to arouse reasonable suspicion that they are supporters of a proscribed organization, namely Hamas,” the prosecutor stated, describing the actions as violations of Britain’s Terrorism Act 2000.
Both women could face up to six months’ prison time for bringing the posters to the protest, which took place in central London last month.
Pro-Palestine demonstrations spearheaded by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign have drawn thousands into the streets of London since Israel’s declaration of war on Hamas.
Protesters continued to wave Palestinian flags and chant lines like “from the river to the sea” despite a warning from Home Secretary Suella Braverman that both could potentially constitute criminal offenses.
(Original Source Link: https://www.rt.com/news/586596-uk-women-terrorism-hamas-paragliders/ )
…my condolences. I didn’t know shit was hitting the fan like this in Belgium. This sounds so fckn illegal fr. Was that in response to the actions of the harbor unions?
In Austria the terrorism threat has been hightened; that’s all I know abt. Like there’s gonna be more soldiers stationed at the parliament and whatnot. Oh and it’s illegal to cover your face significantly for a few years now. So at unauthorized demonstrations what might happen is police reminding ppl it’s illegal to cover ones face and once the demonstrators are kettled, they might get an additional fine to the normal one. Tho if every protestor would object, any lawsuit would prolly be retracted; that is if enough ppl r affected.
They want to implement the law to tackle ‘people rioting or doing other harmful activities’ or some bullshit like that. But the definitions are so vague that someone blocking a road during a strike can also be arrested an trialed. So it basically limits the actions you can take while protesting or striking. And even then, someone who has been arrested during a protest or strikes loses their rights to do it in the future, regelardless of their motive. You’d effectively strip people of the right to stand up for themselves.