Palestine Action campaigners are taking court action in anattempt to blockthe Government from banning it as a terrorist organisation, a spokesman for their lawyers said.
The High Court has granted Palestine Action an urgent hearing to challenge the government’s impending proscription.
Birnberg Peirce submitted the claim on behalf of Huda Ammori, a 31-year-old of Palestinian and Iraqi heritage, and a founder of Palestine Action.
Yvette Cooper had announced plans to ban the group, which were expected to be published in a written statement today.
Palestine Action campaigners are attempting to blockthe Government from banning it as a terrorist organisation
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The ban would make membership or inviting support of the group a criminal offence under the Terrorism Act, carrying a maximum sentence of 14 years in prison.
The landmark decision would mean that the activists would be the first time a direct action protest group has been classified as a terrorist organisation, joining the likes of Islamic State, al-Qaida and National Action.
The Government’s move comes after two planes were vandalised at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on June 20 in an action claimed by Palestine Action, after which five people were arrested on suspicion of a terror offence.
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