King Charles Street, in Central London, is a road to Colonel Chris Romberg well. This was his postal address during his last posting in the army, when he was abroad, a link to the house.
Last week, the address once again became important in Colonel Romberg’s life when he was first arrested in his life and taken to a processing station – established by Metropolitan Police – On the same road.
Hundreds of protesters, many of whom were 75-year-old Colonel Romberg-retired, quietly organized a placard in Parliament Square, Westminster, Group to oppose the massacre for Palestine action and express support.
Causes home SecretaryProsecution of Palestine Action under terrorist laws, expressing support for them on a T-shirt or on a sign is now a criminal offense. As a result, 522 arrests were made by the Met Police-some of them were children over 112 70 years old.
A former defense attachment in the UK embassy in Jordan and Egypt, Colonel Romberg waited about five hours before he was arrested, and then the three to be processed by officials were released on road bail.
He was involved in the campaign for Palestinian cause for a few years, feeling inspired by the oppression seen during his time in the Middle East. His father, aunt and grandparents who were Christians of the Jewish dynasty, ran away from Nazi-controlled Austria in 1938, explained.
He said that this history has also motivated him to protest what is happening GazaAnd he described Western governments as a complexity in humanitarian crisis.
Speaking about his decision to participate in protest against the previous weekend, he said: “I thought about it and I discussed it with the family because it is not an easy decision. However it was not certain that we would be arrested, a high probability that we would be.
“This was being arrested for the first time. But all our freedom and all the best movements that have occurred in democratic and non -Loktantic history, they are obtained by people risking, and people who take action. My inspiration is to defend the freedom of speech and expression, and to prevent a massacre – which we have a moral and legal duty.”
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He said: “For many people there, I believe this was the first time he was arrested, and for the first time he has taken action in that form. The implications are serious because we are being arrested under a very serious piece of law – Terrorism Act. For many people, especially for young people, may not have serious consequences.”
His family’s history has linked him to the descendants of the Holocosts who are part of the Palestinian protest movement. He explained: “In my case, my father and their parents and sisters survived as they escaped. They ran away from Austria after German acquisition in 1938.
“Due to our family connections, we are afraid that a genocide must be again. And for many people it brings terrible memories from what he heard from his own parents and grandparents, and so we are firm to oppose it”.
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Labor colleague and former shadow attorney general Shami chakrabarti Has warned that the ban is in danger of becoming a “Spartacus” moment, urges the government to “think” again.
Former Labor Minister Peter Han has described large-scale arrest as “insanity”, saying that Palestine’s action was not equal to real terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda or Islamic State “.
Palestine Action Hooda is the co-founder of Ammori The High Court allowed to challenge the group’s ban in courts – The first case where such a legal battle has been allowed to move forward.
Protect our judges coordinating in protest last Saturday, they have pledged that they will perform again in September if 1,000 people agree to participate.
The protesters have demanded to emphasize the dangers of Palestine action, to take the streets to the streets in protest massacres and to stand for civilian freedom.
In a statement issued after the arrest of the weekend, he said: “Palestine’s action was prosecuted on a strong security advice, which the group has committed after serious attacks, including violence, significant injuries and extensive criminal damage … Many people can not know the reality of this organization yet, but assessments are very clear – it is not a non -interaction organization”.
Ms. Ammori said that the group’s prosecution was “completely based on property damage, and any request that is based on other things is clearly untrue or unavailable to the rest, who are able to be able to rebell”.
