Palestine Action ban is lawful, Court of Appeal rules

Palestine Action ban is lawful, Court of Appeal rulesJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDominic CascianiHome and Legal CorrespondentPA MediaThe government's proscription of Palestine Action as a terror organisation is lawful, the court of appeal has ruled.High Court judges ruled in February that then-Home Secretary Yvette Cooper's decision to ban the group under the Terrorism Act was unlawful, following a legal challenge from its co-founder Huda Ammori.Palestine Action has remained banned since then to allow for further legal arguments and give the government time to consider an appeal.But at a hearing on Monday, five Court of Appeal judges overturned the High Court decision.The proscription made it a criminal offence to belong to or support Palestine Action, punishable by up to 14 years in prison. Thousands of people have been arrested at demonstrations in the months since the ban came into force in July last year. Government defends Palestine Action ban after High Court ruled it unlawfulPalestine Action activists jailed over factory raidPalestine Action ban ruled unlawful but group remains proscribed for nowPalestinian territoriesHome OfficeCourt of AppealShabana Mahmood