Judge grants Palestine Action urgent hearing to try to stop ban taking effect | Counter-terrorism policy
By: Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent | Published: 2025-06-30 13:51:00 | Source: www.theguardian.com
Palestine Action has been granted an urgent high court hearing on Friday to try to prevent a banning order against it from coming into effect.
An order was laid before parliament on Monday that would proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation, making being a member of or inviting support for Palestine Action a criminal offence carrying a maximum sentence of 14 years in jail.
The move, announced by the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, last week, would place Palestine Action alongside the likes of al-Qaida, Islamic State and National Action. The move has been criticised as draconian by protest groups, civil liberties organisations and various politicians.
The order seeks to ban three groups – the others being Maniacs Murder Cult, which has been accused by the US of “planning and…
