3 men, 78, 60, 58, arrested for 'Palestine Action support' in Edinburgh
The 78-year-old is known to have worn a T-shirt reading, "Genocide in Palestine, time to take action" at a protest on Saturday, and the 58-year-old held a sign near the Scottish Parliament on Monday.
At Saturday's national demonstration in Edinburgh against the UK Government and the media's complicity in the genocide in Gaza, a group of activists wore T-shirts stating "Genocide in Palestine, time to take action" at the end of the rally.
READ MORE: 'Time to take action': What it was like at the national Palestine demo in Edinburgh
Officers were in attendance, but no arrests were made at the time.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'On Monday, 21 July 2025, two men, aged 78 and 60 years, were arrested under the Terrorism Act 2000 for showing support for a proscribed organisation at a protest in [[Edinburgh]] on Saturday, 19 July 2025 .'
A later update states: "Three men have been arrested in Edinburgh under the Terrorism Act 2000 for showing support for a proscribed organisation.
"Around 1.30pm on Monday, 21 July 2025, a 58-year-old man was arrested by officers in the vicinity of the Scottish Parliament for displaying a sign showing support for a proscribed organisation.
"Reports will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."
According to Defend Our Juries, the total of arrests to have taken place in the aftermath of the proscription of Palestine Action to nearly 200 within a fortnight in the UK and about 280 altogether, including the 80 arrested as part of a solidarity action in the Hague on July 5.
Last year, the total number of terrorism related arrests in the UK was 248.
There have also been 14 raids of sign-holders' private homes in Cardiff, Leeds, and Bradford.
In Scotland, Sean Clerkin, 64, was arrested and has been charged under the Terrorism Act, after he displayed a placard stating "Genocide in Palestine, Time to Take Action". A 55-year-old man was also charged in Glasgow last week under suspicion of terror offences for wearing a T-shirt allegedly showing support for Palestine Action.
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