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Palestine Solidarity Campaign head Ben Jamal pleads not guilty after London arrest
21 February 2025 12:05 GMT
The director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) has pleaded not guilty to breaking police restrictions imposed on a pro-Palestinian protest in January.
Ben Jamal appeared before Westminster Magistrates Court on Friday after the police charged him with breaking the Public Order Act. Jamal pleaded not guilty to three charges against him.
The activist is one of 77 pro-Palestine protesters arrested by the police last month after the police issued restrictions that banned demonstrators from gathering outside the BBC in central London.
The restrictions at the time shocked organisers, who said they submitted plans for the protest route months in advance in November 2024.