Leaked report casts doubt on UK’s justification for banning Palestine Action

A leaked report cast doubt on the UK government’s justification for banning Palestine Action, Scottish daily The National reported Thursday, Anadolu reports. The National published the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre’s (JTAC) assessment on the proscription of Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act, which was obtained by campaigner and blogger Craig Murray. Murray claimed that the assessment proves Home Secretary Yvette Cooper “has consistently lied about Palestine Action in a panicked attempt to defend the proscription.” The leaked report shows JTAC assessed that Palestine Action committed or participated in “acts of terrorism” for conducting incidents resulting in property damage. However, it also noted that JTAC assesses that the group is not otherwise concerned with terrorism. The majority of direct action by […]