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Pro-Palestinian protester shakes a Palestinian flag at the top of the Elizabeth Tower in London, Britain.
Daniel Day, 29, was accused of causing disturbance of public order and invading a protected place. But for some, it is “a hero.”
The man who was able to climb the Big Ben clock tower in London over a Palestinian flag was accused of causing disturbance of public order and of invading a protected placepolice declared this Monday.
On Saturday, at 7:24 AM, at the local time (the same time in Lisbon), the London police were alerted to the presence of a man who was climbing the Elizabeth Tower at the Westminster Palace, the British Parliament. According to images published on social networks, the man rose barefoot Up to the top of the tower, forcing police to isolate the area around the building.
In the afternoon, many people gathered to support the man behind the security cord mounted by the police. “You are a hero” And ‘Free Palestine’, said several people. Three members of the rescue services were lifted to try to get the man down.
A video posted on Instagram on Saturday night showed the man to guarantee negotiators from the sight where he was sitting, that he was “safe” and “planned to go down in his own way.”
“If you come towards me I have no choice but to climb higher.”
A British man is still on Big Ben in London after climbing it, raising the Palestinian flag, and refusing to come down, demanding the release of pro-Palestine detainees in Britain.
— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng)
The man, identified as Daniel Daywho lives in Westcliff-On-Sea, in southeastern England, also all his climb, which took about 15 minutes.
Spent 16 hours hanging from the tower And he was arrested after descending from the tower in the early hours of Sunday. Day continues in custody at a London squad and is expected to appear this Monday in a London Court.
Conservative deputy Ben Obese-Jecty said authorities should explain the incident.
“Every day I see dozens of police armed to patrol the Portcullis House [onde trabalham os parlamentares] and the area adjacent to Parliament. Where they were today [no sábado]? ”, The politician on the social network X.
