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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Robyn Vinter

Arrested retirees ‘vindicated’ by ruling against Palestine Action proscription

Palestine Action supporters celebrating outside the high court last week.
Palestine Action supporters celebrated outside the high court last week. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

Retirees making up some of the nearly 3,000 people arrested for supporting Palestine Action since the organisation was proscribed have said they feel “vindicated” by the high court’s decision to overturn the ban this week.

However, uncertainty remains over whether their trials under terror laws may still go ahead after the government revealed it plans to appeal against the judgment made on Friday by three of the UK’s most senior judges.

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