LONDON: Prisoners awaiting trial for alleged offenses linked to Palestine Action claim they have faced new restrictions since the group was proscribed earlier this year in the UK, a report in The Guardian said Saturday.
Those held on remand say they have been banned from wearing the keffiyeh, prevented from taking certain prison jobs, and in some cases had personal contacts removed from their call lists.
The restrictions have been applied despite the fact that none of the prisoners have been charged under terrorism legislation.
The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service has said, however, that their cases carry a “terrorism connection.”
Palestine Action, which has targeted sites of the Israeli arms manufacturer Elbit Systems in the UK, was banned in July under the Terrorism Act.
