Terror law seen Hundreds arrested to support Palestine’s action “Fundamental rights for free speech” and it should be replaced, A Former judge of Supreme Court has warned.
Writing for independent, Lord Cement said The definition of the Terrorist Act is “very wide” what is the quantity to support an accused organization.
He warned that one of the criteria – something to wear, carry or display something that supports the group – goes far away and should be returned to avoid more than 500 people, which to avoid more than 500 people arrested on Saturday against the group’s ban under criminal laws.
In order to amend the Act from the government, he said, “It should not be a criminal offense to do anything without indicating his support for a terrorist organization or to carry forward its acts”.
He also suggested that many of the more than 500 people arrested over the weekend, about half of which are over 60 years of age, should not be prosecuted, saying that there was a “simple solution” for prosecution officers.
“The director of the prosecution’s consent is required for any prosecution of those who have been arrested. Where a protestor worked peacefully, he would be intelligent not to authorize an prosecution.”
But he stated that “in the long term” “the right course would be to amend the Terrorism Act to re -define the crime of supporting an organization that runs a superior” “.
Sir ker stormer Facing a fiery backlash against Arrests And it has been warned that he is making the mistake of “pole tax ratio”.
During the political partition, politicians have warned of excessive use of anti -terrorism powers that were riding some kind of riding on the right to peaceful protest.
Metropolitan Police On Sunday, it was confirmed that 532 arrests were made to showcase an item in support of an accused organization in Central London, 522.
Civil Liberty Groups, including Amnesty and Liberty, said the arrest was “inconsistent at the point of non -equality” and the government’s terrorism law was a threat to freedom of expression.
Labor Peer Shami Chakraborty told Independent “Prosecution of” Palestine Action There is a danger of the fault of poll tax ratio ” – – A reference to Margaret Thatcher’s unpopular policy that triggers civil disobedience and riots.
home Secretary Yweet cooper The police have defended, but what was arrested can “know the complete nature of this organization”.
His comment called the authorities to be more “clear-cut” as to why he took the action of Palestine last month.
The group made headlines earlier this year, when four members were accused of loss of about 7 meters to damage the aircraft in the RAF Brise Norton.
After the arrest, Downing Street defended the move to ban the group, stating that it was “violent”, with “significant injuries” as well as criminal damage, and the Joint Terrorism Analysis Center found that the organization carried out three different acts of terrorism.
But former orthodox cabinet minister Sir David davis told Independent The arrest was “excessive use of anti -terrorism law”, “they have gone to the top”.
He said: “We have not actually given any evidence for the argument behind Palestine’s action.
He said: “The authorities should make more clear cuts about why they have taken the action of Palestine.”
Meanwhile, experienced backbane Diane Abbott stated that the government is in danger of looking itself “both Dracian and Foolish”.
And former Labor Cabinet Minister Peter Han called the arrests on a large scale “madness” and said Palestine Action It was not equal to real terrorist groups like al-Qaeda or Islamic State [which is] Why did I vote against its ban ”.