UK ban on Palestine Action is an abuse of power, high court told

A Palestinian flag outside the courts. A judge was hearing a challenge against a ban on the group Palestine Action. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/Reuters

An intelligence assessment before Palestine Action was banned under anti-terrorism laws found that the vast majority of its activities were lawful, a court has heard.

Raza Husain KC, appearing for Huda Ammori, a co-founder of the group, said Yvette Cooper’s decision to proscribe the group on 5 July was “repugnant” and an “authoritarian and blatant abuse of power”.