Dozens arrested in Britain outside court hearing Palestine Action ban challenge-Xinhua - 新华网

LONDON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of protesters were arrested outside Britain's Supreme Court ahead of a hearing challenging the ban on the alleged terrorist organization Palestine Action, Sky News reported Wednesday.

The Metropolitan Police said officers took action against 25 people on suspicion of supporting a proscribed organization, according to the report.

The demonstrators held placards bearing the same wording as a post on X by journalist and author Sarah Helm, wife of former British national security adviser Jonathan Powell.

"God help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action," Helm wrote on X in October.

Her post was scrutinized by the Metropolitan Police as Palestine Action is banned as a terrorist organization in Britain. However, the organization claims that it does not meet the criminal threshold and would take no further action. ■