LONDON: Protesters supporting the group Palestine Action, which is banned in the UK, will withhold personal details from police officers, The Guardian reported on Friday.
Defend Our Juries, the group organizing demonstrations in support of Palestine Action in the UK, on Friday said the move will be part of a broader strategy to disrupt police stations and make it “practically impossible” to arrest everyone at the protests.
Showing support for a proscribed group in the UK is a criminal offense and can carry a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
Palestine Action was banned earlier this year under terrorism laws following several incidents, including one where activists broke into a Royal Air Force base and sprayed red paint on military planes.
Earlier this month, 532 people were arrested in Parliament Square for showing support for the group, with 212 refusing to give their details to police.
