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Elderly protesters arrested under UK Terrorism Act after anti-genocide demonstration
Original: Peaceful signholders, many of them pensioners, have been held in a police kettle for 13 hours into midnight before being
Police in the UK detained a group of peaceful sign-holding protesters, many of them pensioners, in a kettle for 13 hours into midnight before arresting them under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000. The arrests were reportedly triggered by signs reading 'I oppose genocide - I support...' and the treatment of the mostly elderly demonstrators has drawn criticism.
Why now: The arrest of elderly peaceful protesters under anti-terrorism powers is seen as a heavy-handed police response that has sparked public outrage
LondonMetropolitan PoliceTerrorism Act 2000
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- Peaceful signholders, many of them pensioners, have been held in a police kettle for 13 hours into midnight before being arrested under Section 13 of the UK Terrorism Act 2000. The arrests were triggered by demonstrators displaying signs reading “I oppose genocide - I support… · QudsNen@mastodon.neometropolis.net · 14
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