Pro-Palestine protester threatened with arrest takes legal action against Kent police
by Ben Quinn from on (#6Z6MT)
Laura Murton seeks damages and apology after police said her demonstration expressed support for banned Palestine Action
A protester who was threatened with arrest under the Terrorism Act for holding a Palestinian flag and having signs saying Free Gaza" and Israel is committing genocide" is taking legal action against the police force involved.
Armed police told Laura Murton, 42, that her demonstration in Canterbury, Kent, last month expressed views supportive of Palestine Action, which had been banned under terrorism legislation earlier in July.
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