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The Met Police settled a claim by a pro-Palestinian activist arrested under terrorism laws, highlighting concerns about the criminalization of protest actions.
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Met settles claim brought by Palestine activist ‘treated like a criminal’ during arrest
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Tej Singh Bhandal, 68, was pulled from a queue and detained under terrorism law in ‘creeping criminalisation of protest action’The Metropolitan police have settled a claim brought by a 68-year-old pro-Palestinian activist who accused the force of treating him “like a criminal” when he was arrested under anti-terrorism legislation.Tej Singh Bhandal was returning to the UK on Eurostar earlier this year when he was pulled from a queue by police at St Pancras International, London. Continue reading...
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