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The Guardian
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- The Guardian
Man arrested in Glasgow for holding sign allegedly supportive of Palestine Action
A man has been arrested in Glasgow for holding a paper sign allegedly supportive of the proscribed direct action group Palestine Action, the third arrest of its kind across the city in the past week. Police Scotland confirmed that the 64-year-old man, who had been speaking to a small group of protesters gathered at Nelson Mandela Place in the city centre on Friday afternoon, had been arrested in connection with an offence under the Terrorism Act 'for displaying a sign expressing support for a proscribed organisation'. The sign read 'Genocide in Palestine, time to take action' with the words Palestine and action larger than the others. Another man wearing a T-shirt with the same slogan was charged with a similar offence last weekend at the TRNSMT music festival in Glasgow Green. As lunchtime shoppers passed by the scene of the small protest on Friday, police officers asked the man to stop displaying the sign, which he refused to do. He was then arrested and led away in handcuffs to chants of 'let him go'. The incident was peaceful throughout. The ban on Palestine Action came into force on 5 July after a high court judge refused to grant the group's co-founder Huda Ammori an injunction suspending it while a judicial review was pending. Yvette Cooper, the home secretary, announced the ban late last month, days after activists from the group broke into RAF Brize Norton and defaced two military aircraft with spray paint. Cat Train, who attended the protest wearing a T-shirt with the slogan 'mothers against genocide', said: 'I wore this T-shirt to remind police that we are witnessing genocide in Gaza, with women and children killed daily, while our freedom to draw attention to this is being massively quashed.' Train added that, while she believed the high court judge had offered reassurances that not all direct action relating to Gaza was proscribed, 'there seems to be real confusion in how to enforce this'. This week a third man was charged with a similar offence. The 38-year -old was charged on Wednesday under the Terrorism Act for allegedly 'displaying a poster expressing support for a proscribed organisation at a property in the Shawlands area of Glasgow'. A 55-year-old man was charged last Saturday outside the TRNSMT music festival, again in connection with an offence under the Terrorism Act, for allegedly 'wearing a T-shirt expressing support for a proscribed organisation'. The T-shirts were produced by the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign. Their spokesperson, Mick Napier, who attended Friday's protest, said: 'We put this T-shirt out because we wanted to use the furore around the ban to draw attention to the genocide. The T-shirt is not about Palestine Action, it's about genocide'. Napier said the 55-year-old, who had been leafleting at the festival before his arrest, had an 'excellent response' from festivalgoers. 'We're getting a substantially different response from the public even than two months ago. The atrocious actions in Gaza are burning deep into the national and international psyche.' A Police Scotland spokesperson said of Friday's arrest: 'A 64-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an offence under the Terrorism Act for displaying a sign expressing support for a proscribed organisation.' Since MPs voted in favour of proscribing Palestine Action at the start of July, the ban has been condemned by UN experts, civil liberties groups, cultural figures and hundreds of lawyers as draconian and setting a dangerous precedent by conflating protest with terrorism. More than 70 people were arrested across the UK last weekend at demonstrations where references to Palestine Action were allegedly made.
Daily Record
an hour ago
- Daily Record
Emergency services swarm scene of ongoing incident in Edinburgh
Images from the scene show a police cordon in place with uniformed officers standing guard. A huge multi-agency response has scrambled to an ongoing incident in Edinburgh. Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are currently responding to an emergency on Gorgie Road in the west of the city. It is understood Saughton Park and several roads have been closed to traffic with diversions in place. Fire engines are at the scene assisting police with specialist rope rescue and water teams working on the emergency. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed two appliances and specialist teams including rope rescue teams and two water rescue teams are at the scene assisting Police Scotland. Images from the scene show a police cordon in place with uniformed officers standing guard. Several police vans and a couple of fire engines are also at the barrier. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you. Follow us on Twitter @Daily_Record - the official Daily Record Twitter account - real news in real time. We're also on Facebook - your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Daily Record, Sunday Mail and Record Online.
The Independent
2 hours ago
- The Independent
Man who stabbed teenage tourists at iconic NYC train station gets 26 years in prison
A New York City man who stabbed two teenage tourists from Paraguay at Grand Central Terminal on Christmas Day 2023 was sentenced Friday to more than 26 years in prison. Esteban Esono-Asue, 38, also known as Steven Hutcherson, appeared for sentencing in state court in Manhattan, where a jury convicted him of assault and other charges in June. A judge ordered him to serve 26 to 29 years behind bars. Prosecutors said Esono-Asue was sitting at a cafe table in Grand Central shortly before 11:30 a.m. when he picked up a fork and scratched a woman's neck. He then took out a knife and stabbed a 16-year-old girl in the back and a 14-year-old girl in the leg, authorities said. He dropped the knife and surrendered to police. The 16-year-old girl suffered lung and diaphragm injuries. All the victims survived. 'My thoughts remain with the victims and their loved ones, who continue to navigate the psychological and emotional effects from this horrific attack," Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement. "New Yorkers, commuters and tourists rely on the transit system daily and deserve to be safe when they travel, and we will hold those accountable who commit acts ... of violence.' A lawyer for Esono-Asue, Michael Fineman, did not immediately return phone and email messages Friday. The motive for the attack wasn't clear. Witnesses said Esono-Asue made derogatory comments about white people shortly before the assaults, according to the criminal complaint. He had initially been charged with attempted murder and assault as hate crimes. Earlier in December 2023, Esono-Asue pleaded guilty to an assault charge and was given a conditional discharge after being arrested for threatening a man the month before, according to court records.
