Bob LeFridge  Jul 19

In Glasgow 64 year old Sean Clerkin has been charged under the Terrorism Act for holding a placard reading "Genocide in Palestine, Time to Take Action".

He's effectively banned from the city centre until his court date.

UK courts are slowly filling with groups of these elderly, peaceful "terrorists", making a mockery of the law.

https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/25325826.man-banned-glasgow-city-centre-palestine-protest/

#UKPol #Genocide

Show threadFeike 🇪🇺🇳🇱Jul 19
@BobLefridge "freedom of speech and expression" and all that, or did he do something wrong? Like ignoring a areal prohibition, or whatever it's called in English
Show threadHugs4friends ♾🇺🇦 🇵🇸😷Jul 19
@feike Nah! Even a dopey copper can read big letters like that, from a few metres away.
They'll say he is supporting Palestine Action...which he can deny. @BobLefridge
Show threadFeike 🇪🇺🇳🇱Jul 19

@Tooden @BobLefridge so support for palistine action is a crime!?

I haven't red the UK's civil code of crimes, so, you can tell me anything…

Show threadwolfie 🐺
@feike @Tooden @BobLefridge Palestine Action is a protest group who have been proscribed in the same way as a terrorist organisation so any show of support for them is against the law, this also means any protest against what is happening in Gaza can easily be deemed support for a proscribed group and so an arrestable offence
Jul 19 at 10:45amWeb
Show threadFeike 🇪🇺🇳🇱Jul 19

@wolfie @Tooden @BobLefridge aha, i did not know, thanks

Bit strange though, howcome one cant share their opinion that they are in favour of an organisation. One can say, for example, to endorse North Korea, without legal consequences.

As long as one is not recruiting people, or giving such organization money, it should be allowed, i think.

Show threadwolfie 🐺Jul 19
@feike @Tooden @BobLefridge yeah a lot of rights have been eroded under the guise of defending us against terrorism in the last 25 years
Show threadFeike 🇪🇺🇳🇱Jul 19
@wolfie @Tooden @BobLefridge 11 September 2001 you mean?
Show threadwolfie 🐺Jul 19
@feike @Tooden @BobLefridge that definitely was a big reason yeah, though the law that the uk government uses to proscribe organisations it deems terrorist organisations is actually from 2000
Show threadBarney Dellar (he/him)Jul 19
@feike @wolfie @Tooden @BobLefridge Palestine Action have officially been designated as a terrorist group. Expressing support for terrorism can get you 14 years in prison.