Student officers at King's College London suspended 'for supporting Gaza'

A student union at one of the UK’s leading universities has suspended elected student officers after they released a statement expressing their support for Palestine.

King’s College London Students Union (KCLSU) suspended three officers from its five-person team after they collectively released a statement on Instagram showing their support for a ceasefire in Gaza.

The union represents 30,000 student members at King's College London who elect officers each year to represent their interests to the university and serve as trustees of the union. 

The three elected officers suspended by KCLSU include the vice president of welfare and community, Hassan Ali; the vice president for education in the arts and sciences, Sadaf Abbas Cheema; and the vice president for postgraduate students, Alizeh Abrar. 

In a statement, the three suspended officers said they had faced "verbal threats" from senior managers at KCLSU and "scare tactics" to force them to take down their statement of solidarity for Palestine. 

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