The formal process for banning the direct action protest group Palestine Action under UK anti-terrorism laws has officially begun, with Yvette Cooper laying a statutory instrument before parliament on Monday. Here the Guardian explains what this means and what happens next. What does the statutory instrument say? The instrument said that Cooper, the home secretary, was making the proscription order under the Terrorism Act 2000, and that the organisations named were “concerned in terrorism”. It uses the plural, “organisations”, because two other groups are also named – Maniacs Murder Cult (MMC) and Russian Imperial Movement (RIM). What is the justification...
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