Amnesty says arrests could violate freedom of expression as first people are charged for showing support for banned group
Amnesty International has warned the Met police against arresting participants protesting this Saturday in London in support of Palestine Action, as the first people were charged for showing support for the banned group.
Two women and a man were arrested in Westminster after a protest in central London on 5 July, the Crown Prosecution Service said on Thursday.
Jeremy Shippam, 71, of West Sussex, Judit Murray, also 71, of Surrey, and Fiona Maclean, 53, of Hackney, north-east 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 16 September.
