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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Haroon Siddique and Peter Walker

Palestine Action prosecutions should be suspended, say UK rights groups

Police officers arrest a protester lying on grass
Police officers arrest a protester during a demonstration in London where people carried placards saying: ‘I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action’. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Sopa/Shutterstock

Protesters arrested for supporting Palestine Action should not be prosecuted until a legal challenge to a ban on the group has been heard, organisations including Greenpeace and Human Rights Watch have told the attorney general for England and Wales.

In a letter to Richard Hermer KC, also signed by Friends of the Earth, Global Witness and the Quakers, they say proceeding with charges or trials before the judicial review, which is expected to be heard in November, would raise significant legal and moral questions.

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