Palestine Action Ban Confirmed Lawful by Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the government's proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation is lawful.
Earlier, in February, High Court judges had found that the decision made by then-Home Secretary Yvette Cooper to ban the group under the Terrorism Act was unlawful. This ruling followed a legal challenge brought by Huda Ammori, the co-founder of Palestine Action.
Despite the High Court's decision, Palestine Action has remained banned to allow for further legal arguments and to provide the government with time to consider an appeal.
At a hearing on Monday, a panel of five Court of Appeal judges overturned the previous High Court ruling.
The proscription criminalises membership of or support for Palestine Action, with penalties of up to 14 years imprisonment.
Since the ban was implemented in July of the previous year, thousands of individuals have been arrested at demonstrations related to the group.
