Human rights group criticise government’s ‘grave abuse of state power’ ahead of High Court decision on Palestine Action terror ban

Human rights group criticise government’s ‘grave abuse of state power’ ahead of High Court decision on Palestine Action terror ban

Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws

The UK-based organisation was banned by the government after several of its members were accused of breaking into an Oxfordshire RAF base

Lawyers for Palestine Action founder Huda Ammori have argued the ban is unlawful and should be quashed

Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action, took the Home Office to court over their decision to proscribe the protest group under terror laws

The ban is not yet quashed, and if permission to appeal is granted it could be months before the issue is resolved

The High Court has ruled that the Home Office’s decision to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was unlawful, a significant setback for the government. Since the ban…