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Emily Pennink

Student cleared of supporting Hamas in speech outside college

Sarah Cotte arriving at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, central London, where she is charged with two counts of expressing support for Hamas. Picture date: Monday March 24, 2025. - (PA Archive)

An activist has been cleared of voicing support for Hamas at a student rally outside her university two days after the terrorist group led a bloody attack on Israel which left 800 civilians dead.

Sarah Cotte, 22, offered “unconditional solidarity” with the Palestinian armed resistance during a speech outside a London college on October 9 2023, the Old Bailey was told.

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