Three charged with support for Palestine Action
The two women and a man were arrested in Westminster on July 5 after a protest in central London.
Jeremy Shippam, 71, of Yapton in West Sussex, Judit Murray, also 71, of West Ewell in Surrey, and Fiona Maclean, 53, of Hackney in northeast London, were charged with showing support for a proscribed organisation under section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000. They are due to appear at Westminster magistrates' court on September 16.
A protest in support of Palestine Action is planned for Saturday afternoon in Parliament Square. Organisers expect more than 500 people to attend.
Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Met's counterterrorism command, said: 'Anyone who displays public support for Palestine Action, a proscribed organisation, is committing an offence under the Terrorism Act and can expect to be arrested and, as these charges show, will be investigated to the full extent of the law.
'These charges relate to three people arrested in central London on July 5. We are also planning to send case files to the Crown Prosecution Service for the other 26 people arrested on the same day.'
He added: 'I would strongly advise anyone planning to come to London this weekend to show support for Palestine Action to think about the potential criminal consequences of their actions.'
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