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Massive Attack's Robert del Naja.

Massive Attack's Robert del Naja has hit out at Britain's "ugly" government following the arrest of 532 individuals, half of them aged 60 or over, at a pro-Palestine protest in Parliament Square in London on Saturday, August 9.

Those arrested were holding placards displaying the message, "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action", and were arrested under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act, as Palestine Action has been declared a proscribed terrorist organisation by the British government.

As of July 5, membership or public support for the group is now classified as a criminal offence, punishable up to 14 years in jail.