Police Protest In London This month will cost at least £ 10m, Metropolitan Police The end of a week of action has been revealed, including a major rally in support Palestine Action,
Deputy Assistant Commissioner ED Edelkan has said that the force has “no option”, but to arrest the protesters Disregard terrorist laws By showing support for the restricted group.
1,000 people are expected to participate in a peaceful demonstration in the Parliament class on Saturday Directing group Saying the signs saying: “I oppose the massacre. I support Palestine’s action.”
It comes after arresting more than 500 people in similar protest last month, the police were forced to operate a road bail system as they handcuff hundreds of protesters.
Mr. Edelkan warned of any attempt to sink “will not work at all” as the forces have all the resources that need to be arrested on a large scale if necessary.
He said, “I will just make you clear you completely, and I do not make any reservation about it, if anyone shows support for Palestine’s action – a crime under the Terrorism Act – they will be arrested,” he said.
“There is no doubt. We have an officer number, we have detention capacity and all resources are required to process many people.”
He revealed that the force had access to casual cells outside London when needed.
Helen Falagan, the chief detective Chief Superintendent of Met’s anti -terrorism order, urged the thinking of showing support for “re -thinking” for Palestine action.
He said, “We would doubt about committing crimes under the Terrorism Act and prosecute them,” he said, many people arrested in previous demonstrations are now facing the “Stark reality” to prosecute.
On Friday, the protest organizers protected our funds, said that he had sent a letter to the Met Commissioner Sir. Mark rovle Beyond protest at Westminster, urged him to ask his officials not to arrest the protesters.
It said that police forces had decided not to arrest the sign-holders in Edinburgh, Totness, Dairy and Kendall.
The letter stated: “You do not need to repeat the shameful beds in front of the world’s press and arrest people who work peacefully and legitimately, which is bringing policing into chaos.
“As hundreds of people begin to become thousands, it is probably time to put a hat at your loss and give some good rest to your hardworking and overseased men and women?”
Palestine’s action in July was banned as a terrorist organization in July, when the group claimed responsibility for an action that damaged two sails planes in RAF Bryz Norton in June.
This means showing support for direct action groups is a criminal offense which is a jail sentence up to 14 years.
The house office is ready to appeal against the High Court’s decision, allowing Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action to proceed with a legal challenge against the government on the group’s ban.
Saturday’s opposition to which Mate has described the “particularly busy” summer of protests amid tension over the conflict in Gaza, the prosecution of Palestine’s action and the use of hotels to the house shelters of hotels.
Met said that he has used 62,829 officers shifts for police protests alone in the last three months, with an estimated 19,461 officers with change in September.
A “orthodox” estimate of the cost of force is £ 10m this month, Mr. Edelkan said.