8 other people were arrested by other crimes, including aggression to police officers
The London Metropolitan Police arrested more than 466 protesters in the center of the British capital this Saturday (9.ago.2025). The act, held in Parliament Square, brought together hundreds of people in support of the Palestinian cause and was the largest related to the group Palestine Action Since he was classified as a “terrorist organization” by the British government in July this year.
Among the protesters were elderly who displayed pro-Palestinian posters and flags of the territory, and expressed indignation with the current situation.
Police estimated that at the beginning of the demonstration there were between 500 and 600 people in Parliament Square. At 18h (local time), 365 had been arrested; At 9 pm, the number rose to 466. 8 others were arrested for various crimes, including 5 cases of police aggression.
The British government prohibited the Palestine Action In early July, after parliamentarians apply anti -terrorism legislation against the organization. The decision was made after members of the group broke into a Royal Air Force base and damaged aircraft, in protest against what they consider British support to Israel.
The prohibition makes a crime part of the Palestine Action In the United Kingdom, with a penalty of up to 14 years in prison. The measure is one of the most severe applied in Europe against pro-passion groups since the beginning of the conflict in Gaza.
