Following a Court of Appeal ruling upholding the ban on Palestine Action, the group’s co-founder has been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.
The legal development occurred after 77 individuals were arrested during a demonstration outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London in support of the banned organization.
In a significant decision, the Court of Appeal judges deemed the prohibition of Palestine Action as a terrorist entity to be a justified restriction on freedom of expression rights.
This ruling overturned a previous High Court judgment that had deemed the ban imposed by the then-home secretary unlawful, following a legal challenge led by Huda Ammori, co-founder of Palestine Action.
In response, Ammori expressed her intention to escalate the case to the Supreme Court and potentially to the European Court of Human Rights if required.
Initiating the appeal process earlier this month, Ammori’s application was approved by Lord Sales, Lord Leggatt, and Lady Simler, with the appeal expected to be fast-tracked for a hearing between October and December.
The grounds for the appeal challenge the application of policy by the former home secretary, arguing for a review of the ban based on procedural errors rather than on alleged violations of freedom of speech and association.
Ammori criticized the arrests made during the protest, suggesting that the ban on Palestine Action was being used to suppress solidarity with the Palestinian cause, impacting free speech and the right to protest.
Numerous individuals had gathered outside the court where hearings related to supporting Palestine Action were scheduled, only to find the cases adjourned to October.
During the protest, police detained protesters chanting slogans in support of Palestine Action, while facing vocal opposition from other demonstrators questioning the basis for the arrests.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed the arrests, primarily for expressing support for a banned group, and mentioned some arrests were related to incitement to commit offenses.
Court officials disclosed that all cases linked to Palestine Action have been postponed until late October to await the outcome of the Supreme Court appeal challenging the group’s proscription as a terrorist organization.
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