>A man has been arrested in Glasgow after displaying a sign allegedly showing support for a proscribed terror organisation.
>A demonstration was arranged after another man was arrested and charged outside the TRNSMT music festival for allegedly wearing a t-shirt supporting the group.
>The man, who was later arrested, held up a sign in Nelson Mandela Place with the words ‘Genocide in Palestine, time to take action’ written on it. The words were the same as those written on the t-shirt of the man arrested at TRNSMT.
>He was approached by two officers, one of whom said “put the sign down please”, arrested, and taken into custody.
>Protestors chanted “let him go” as around half a dozen more officers moved in and escorted the man to a waiting police van.
>Ahead of the demonstration, activists were told that under section 15 of the Terrorism Act (2000) it is an offence to profess support for proscribed organisations.
>One asked whether if they ripped the sign in half and one person held a piece which said ‘Genocide in Palestine’ and the other one which said ‘time to take action’ that would be an offence.
>A liaison officer responded that the sign appeared to have been designed to be ripped in half, and theorised that it had been designed in a manner to test the legislation.
>Activists were also told that the size of the font on the words ‘Palestine’ and ‘action’ would likely constitute professing support for a proscribed group.
>The liaison officer concluded: “It is an offence if you continue to display it. I’m not asking if you agree, I’m asking if you understand?”.
>One of the activists confirmed he did understand.
>Mick Napier of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Coalition then began giving a speech, while a man held up the sign beside him.
>It was during this speech that officers moved in and made the arrest.
>Speaking after the demonstration, Mr Napier said: “A man called Keir Starmer, in the past defended people who took direct action against the military machine.
>”Direct action has a noble place in British history, the women here would never have the vote if some people had not taken direct action.
>”Non-violent direct action gets you up to 14 years in prison, supporting the genocide by sending soldiers, weapons and the RAF gets you a knighthood.
>”This is the theatre of the absurd you can’t say Palestine and genocide in the same sentence.”
>A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers are currently in attendance at Nelson Mandela Place in Glasgow where a protest group has gathered.
>”A 64-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an offence under the Terrorism Act for displaying a sign expressing support for a proscribed organisation.
>”Officers remain at the scene.”
I’m sure US vice president JD Vance, who’s so deeply concerned about upholding the right of arseholes to harass and intimidate women outside Scottish abortion clinics, naturally in the name of “freedom of speech”, will be all over this any moment now.
We’ll just wait, shall we?
It’s mental how many people are willingly choosing to ban themselves from dozens of countries just to virtue signal.
Millions of combinations of words you can use to show support for Palestine, just don’t use those two words next to each other!
The Herald have updated the story with a photograph of the man and [the sign here](https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/19722199/?type=mds-article-620). The words ‘Palestine’ and ‘action’ are very prominent and may be read as a single word group from a distance – that certainly seems to be the argument of the arresting officers.
I tend to the view that listing the group alongside Hamas, Al Qaida and other organisations that advocate violence and practice it against civilians is an overreaction, at best.
Where are the anti terror police when the IDF sympathisers are out and about?
Good.
It’s absolutely ridiculous for terrorism laws to be used this way. The laws by their nature are rightfully excessive. They’re used to protect lives.
This is an egregious overstep from the government.
‘Man deliberately gets arrested to make a point’ should be the headline.
He knew what he was doing, got warned by the police, told he would get arrested if he continued to display the sign and then got arrested.
No issue with any of that.
It’s very important for the safety of all British citizens that only praise for our genocidal ally is permitted.
Nelson Mandela Place, Named after a guy who was deemed a ‘Terrorist’ by the British State.
At the introduction of the terrorism act 2000 ministers assured MPs it would not be used in the way Starmer has used it.
“Ahead of the demonstration, activists were told that under section 15 of the Terrorism Act (2000) it is an offence to profess support for proscribed organisations.
One asked whether if they ripped the sign in half and one person held a piece which said ‘Genocide in Palestine’ and the other one which said ‘time to take action’ that would be an offence.”
HE should have listened……
You’d think there was fuck all actual crime happening in the country, stomp a bus driver to death get a slap on the wrist when they bother their arse turning up but god forbid you hold a sign.
I was in the city centre and I saw a pro-palestine protest with what looked to be 70-80 odd pensioners and feeble looking student types with flags, approx 9-10 police vans turn up with the sirens on, multiple more police cars, they jump out and start grabbing people like there’s been a mass casualty event. Considering they’re absolute shitebags the majority of the time it must give them a proper feeling of being a hard man to manhandle a bunch of pensioners. Police Scotland are nowhere as bad as other police forces even in the UK nevermind abroad but these things just remind me they’re just goons hired by big capital rather than people who actually protect anybody from anything beyond a flag or a sign.
They’ve removed all meaning from the term “terrorism” just as they did from “anti-semitism” and in the interests of the same people.
From the headline I first thought they had arrested someone who works at the Herald!
I wonder how long it’ll take for the bootlickers and astro turfers to get all over this post
Colour me confused.
As a long-time supporter of the Palestinian people, does the term “Palestine Action” mean a group of people who are now a proscribed ‘terror group’?
When has a public protest on the other side of the world effected the outcome of anything anyway? When will people learn they are making ZERO difference. Just wasting their time and being a nuisance to others.
I was all for Palestine Action until they attacked a defensive military asset that had nothing to do with the genocide in Gaza. I had one person on Bluesky try and argue that, the planes were involved in the Yemen conflict and therefore valid targets… so you can see how quickly this can snowball. How many attacks down the road on military targets before they would have been seen as an internal rebellion?
I’m not fan of the UK terrorism definition, it is far to vague and that only benefits the state. Would be good to see it updated, currently it’s not fit for purpose, maybe these protesters would be better served protesting that rather than protesting in support for an org that has taken to attacking UK military bases.
You could also argue that it’s a distraction core issues in Palestine. Something like 400/500 people have been killed just seeking aid at Israeli and American aid camps. Just one of the many horrors.
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The constant need for the authorities to brand all Palestinian people as terrorists is plain sickening.🤬
Ah so Scotland has it just as bad as my country. Sigh.
Zionists have captured so many of the worlds governments.
Why are we importing foreign conflicts….
police officers should feel EMBARRASSED to be arresting peaceful protesters like this
We are an absolute joke of a country our police officers are CHOOSING to enforce an unjust law police officers have discretion in situations like this they can choose to ignore it and focus on arresting real criminals
I wonder what will happen when they try & storm Celtic Park & arrest the ‘Green Brigade’?
I predict a riot!
The police work for the state and its lobbied interests. Not for the people.
* Climbing over an unprotected wooden fence and spilling some paint on a refuelling plane in opposition to the genocide and murder of innocent bairns? Terrorist. Jailed.
* Breaking a chain fence with a car in opposition to the genocide and murder of innocent bairns? Terrorist. Jailed.
* Sticking a poster up on your window in opposition to the genocide and murder of innocent bairns? Terrorist supporter. Jailed.
* Wearing a tee shirt in opposition to the genocide and murder of innocent bairns? Terrorist supporter. Jailed.
* Displaying a sign in opposition to the genocide and murder of innocent bairns? Terrorist supporter. Jailed.
* Recklessly endangering the lives of **19,000** people, including 100’s of MOD personnel through a massive data breach which impacts National Security whilst spending over **£850 Million**? Oh. That’s fine. You are a rich Unionist. Nothing to see here. Next. Now. Why is the font on that ~~sign~~ billboard so large?!
Private Eye could not pen better, and more worrying, satire.
Is that perma-activist Sean Clerkin in the blue there?
Im confused, it says he was displaying terror support so just assumed it was a Hamas/isis flag but then only talks about signs saying stop the genocide.
Everyone so far deliberately ignoring the fact the man arrested was deliberately holding a sign emblazoned with the name of a proscribed terrorist group.
He thought he could get away with it on a technically using smaller text. Was asked to take the sign down after being politely warned of the consequences.
He continued and got arrested.
This was a case of people testing the law, they were more than aware Palestine Action was a proscribed group and intentionally carried posters/banners with the group name displayed.
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>A man has been arrested in Glasgow after displaying a sign allegedly showing support for a proscribed terror organisation.
>A demonstration was arranged after another man was arrested and charged outside the TRNSMT music festival for allegedly wearing a t-shirt supporting the group.
>The man, who was later arrested, held up a sign in Nelson Mandela Place with the words ‘Genocide in Palestine, time to take action’ written on it. The words were the same as those written on the t-shirt of the man arrested at TRNSMT.
>He was approached by two officers, one of whom said “put the sign down please”, arrested, and taken into custody.
>Protestors chanted “let him go” as around half a dozen more officers moved in and escorted the man to a waiting police van.
>Ahead of the demonstration, activists were told that under section 15 of the Terrorism Act (2000) it is an offence to profess support for proscribed organisations.
>One asked whether if they ripped the sign in half and one person held a piece which said ‘Genocide in Palestine’ and the other one which said ‘time to take action’ that would be an offence.
>A liaison officer responded that the sign appeared to have been designed to be ripped in half, and theorised that it had been designed in a manner to test the legislation.
>Activists were also told that the size of the font on the words ‘Palestine’ and ‘action’ would likely constitute professing support for a proscribed group.
>The liaison officer concluded: “It is an offence if you continue to display it. I’m not asking if you agree, I’m asking if you understand?”.
>One of the activists confirmed he did understand.
>Mick Napier of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Coalition then began giving a speech, while a man held up the sign beside him.
>It was during this speech that officers moved in and made the arrest.
>Speaking after the demonstration, Mr Napier said: “A man called Keir Starmer, in the past defended people who took direct action against the military machine.
>”Direct action has a noble place in British history, the women here would never have the vote if some people had not taken direct action.
>”Non-violent direct action gets you up to 14 years in prison, supporting the genocide by sending soldiers, weapons and the RAF gets you a knighthood.
>”This is the theatre of the absurd you can’t say Palestine and genocide in the same sentence.”
>A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Officers are currently in attendance at Nelson Mandela Place in Glasgow where a protest group has gathered.
>”A 64-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an offence under the Terrorism Act for displaying a sign expressing support for a proscribed organisation.
>”Officers remain at the scene.”
I’m sure US vice president JD Vance, who’s so deeply concerned about upholding the right of arseholes to harass and intimidate women outside Scottish abortion clinics, naturally in the name of “freedom of speech”, will be all over this any moment now.
We’ll just wait, shall we?
It’s mental how many people are willingly choosing to ban themselves from dozens of countries just to virtue signal.
Millions of combinations of words you can use to show support for Palestine, just don’t use those two words next to each other!
The Herald have updated the story with a photograph of the man and [the sign here](https://www.heraldscotland.com/resources/images/19722199/?type=mds-article-620). The words ‘Palestine’ and ‘action’ are very prominent and may be read as a single word group from a distance – that certainly seems to be the argument of the arresting officers.
I tend to the view that listing the group alongside Hamas, Al Qaida and other organisations that advocate violence and practice it against civilians is an overreaction, at best.
Where are the anti terror police when the IDF sympathisers are out and about?
Good.
It’s absolutely ridiculous for terrorism laws to be used this way. The laws by their nature are rightfully excessive. They’re used to protect lives.
This is an egregious overstep from the government.
‘Man deliberately gets arrested to make a point’ should be the headline.
He knew what he was doing, got warned by the police, told he would get arrested if he continued to display the sign and then got arrested.
No issue with any of that.
It’s very important for the safety of all British citizens that only praise for our genocidal ally is permitted.
Nelson Mandela Place, Named after a guy who was deemed a ‘Terrorist’ by the British State.
At the introduction of the terrorism act 2000 ministers assured MPs it would not be used in the way Starmer has used it.
“Ahead of the demonstration, activists were told that under section 15 of the Terrorism Act (2000) it is an offence to profess support for proscribed organisations.
One asked whether if they ripped the sign in half and one person held a piece which said ‘Genocide in Palestine’ and the other one which said ‘time to take action’ that would be an offence.”
HE should have listened……
You’d think there was fuck all actual crime happening in the country, stomp a bus driver to death get a slap on the wrist when they bother their arse turning up but god forbid you hold a sign.
I was in the city centre and I saw a pro-palestine protest with what looked to be 70-80 odd pensioners and feeble looking student types with flags, approx 9-10 police vans turn up with the sirens on, multiple more police cars, they jump out and start grabbing people like there’s been a mass casualty event. Considering they’re absolute shitebags the majority of the time it must give them a proper feeling of being a hard man to manhandle a bunch of pensioners. Police Scotland are nowhere as bad as other police forces even in the UK nevermind abroad but these things just remind me they’re just goons hired by big capital rather than people who actually protect anybody from anything beyond a flag or a sign.
They’ve removed all meaning from the term “terrorism” just as they did from “anti-semitism” and in the interests of the same people.
From the headline I first thought they had arrested someone who works at the Herald!
I wonder how long it’ll take for the bootlickers and astro turfers to get all over this post
Colour me confused.
As a long-time supporter of the Palestinian people, does the term “Palestine Action” mean a group of people who are now a proscribed ‘terror group’?
When has a public protest on the other side of the world effected the outcome of anything anyway? When will people learn they are making ZERO difference. Just wasting their time and being a nuisance to others.
https://preview.redd.it/skaxoiv3rmdf1.png?width=507&format=png&auto=webp&s=728fce81db43de0735315610f08a6d016ef69b47
I was all for Palestine Action until they attacked a defensive military asset that had nothing to do with the genocide in Gaza. I had one person on Bluesky try and argue that, the planes were involved in the Yemen conflict and therefore valid targets… so you can see how quickly this can snowball. How many attacks down the road on military targets before they would have been seen as an internal rebellion?
I’m not fan of the UK terrorism definition, it is far to vague and that only benefits the state. Would be good to see it updated, currently it’s not fit for purpose, maybe these protesters would be better served protesting that rather than protesting in support for an org that has taken to attacking UK military bases.
You could also argue that it’s a distraction core issues in Palestine. Something like 400/500 people have been killed just seeking aid at Israeli and American aid camps. Just one of the many horrors.
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The constant need for the authorities to brand all Palestinian people as terrorists is plain sickening.🤬
Ah so Scotland has it just as bad as my country. Sigh.
Zionists have captured so many of the worlds governments.
Why are we importing foreign conflicts….
police officers should feel EMBARRASSED to be arresting peaceful protesters like this
We are an absolute joke of a country our police officers are CHOOSING to enforce an unjust law police officers have discretion in situations like this they can choose to ignore it and focus on arresting real criminals
I wonder what will happen when they try & storm Celtic Park & arrest the ‘Green Brigade’?
I predict a riot!
The police work for the state and its lobbied interests. Not for the people.
* Climbing over an unprotected wooden fence and spilling some paint on a refuelling plane in opposition to the genocide and murder of innocent bairns? Terrorist. Jailed.
* Breaking a chain fence with a car in opposition to the genocide and murder of innocent bairns? Terrorist. Jailed.
* Sticking a poster up on your window in opposition to the genocide and murder of innocent bairns? Terrorist supporter. Jailed.
* Wearing a tee shirt in opposition to the genocide and murder of innocent bairns? Terrorist supporter. Jailed.
* Displaying a sign in opposition to the genocide and murder of innocent bairns? Terrorist supporter. Jailed.
* Recklessly endangering the lives of **19,000** people, including 100’s of MOD personnel through a massive data breach which impacts National Security whilst spending over **£850 Million**? Oh. That’s fine. You are a rich Unionist. Nothing to see here. Next. Now. Why is the font on that ~~sign~~ billboard so large?!
Private Eye could not pen better, and more worrying, satire.
Is that perma-activist Sean Clerkin in the blue there?
Im confused, it says he was displaying terror support so just assumed it was a Hamas/isis flag but then only talks about signs saying stop the genocide.
Everyone so far deliberately ignoring the fact the man arrested was deliberately holding a sign emblazoned with the name of a proscribed terrorist group.
He thought he could get away with it on a technically using smaller text. Was asked to take the sign down after being politely warned of the consequences.
He continued and got arrested.
This was a case of people testing the law, they were more than aware Palestine Action was a proscribed group and intentionally carried posters/banners with the group name displayed.
Always enough polis to arrest protestors, always!
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