LONDON: Six activists on Thursday denied terror charges for allegedly supporting the banned group Palestine Action and were freed on bail by a UK court.
The six, aged between 26 to 62, risk up to 14 years in prison for allegedly supporting the group which was banned in July by the UK government after vandalism at a Royal Air Force base.
They were arrested on Tuesday and Wednesday and charged “with various offenses of encouraging support for a proscribed terrorist organization,” the Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement.
The charges result from 13 online meetings they attended to prepare for several protests over the summer.
During an online press conference Wednesday, representatives of the group, Defend Our Juries, to which the arrested individuals belonged, confirmed demonstrations would go ahead Saturday in London, Derry in Northern Ireland, and Edinburgh in Scotland.
