The Metropolitan Police said on Sunday that they arrested 890 people at a protest outside Parliament on Saturday that was organized by Defend Our Juries in support of Palestine Action. This is against the law in the UK.
The police said that 857 persons were arrested under Section 13 for supporting the party that was banned. There were also 33 other arrests for other crimes, such as 17 assaults on police officers.
The Metropolitan Police claim in a news release that a group of persons wearing masks coordinated together to make the protest violent. Claire Smart, the Deputy Assistant Commissioner in charge of the operation, thanked the officers for their hard work and said that the abuse directed at police was “unacceptable.”
Smart also said that the disparity between this march and another one by the Palestine Coalition with roughly 20,000 people on the same day was “stark.” He also added that people in London can show their support for a cause without breaking the law or causing problems.
“We have to follow the law without fear or favor,” she said. “You have to do what we say if you say you plan to commit a crime.”
Police said that everyone who was arrested was transferred to a prisoner processing area in Westminster as part of a plan that had been prepared before. People who gave police confirmed information were released on bond and told to come back to the station later.
🇬🇧 🇵🇸 A total of 890 people were arrested in London during a protest this weekend in support of the banned group Palestine Action, the capital's Metropolitan Police said Sunday.
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People who wouldn’t give their names or who were already out on bail when they were caught were brought to Metropolitan Police custody suites. None of these suites were used in places other than London.
In the reception area, 341 people were helped, and 519 were sent to jail, police said.
The Met said that its Counter Terrorism Command would examine into all 857 arrests made under the Terrorism Act. The agency has also been working with the Crown Prosecution Service in the last few weeks to make decisions on whether to charge others in similar situations faster.
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