Demonstrations were held in London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Bristol and Truro on Saturday – after the government proscribed the group earlier this month.
Officers confiscated the placards and searched the bags of those arrested, with some protesters being carried away by police while others were led away in handcuffs.
Supporters of Palestine Action n front of the Gandhi statue in Parliament Square (Photo: Getty Images Europe/ Martin Pope)
The capital’s Metropolitan Police said nine people were arrested for supporting Palestine Action within a separate large-scale march to Whitehall on Saturday by the Palestine Coalition.
Saturday’s arrests bring the total number of people arrested since the ban on Palestine Action came into force to more than 200, including more than 72 arrested across the UK last weekend and 29 the week before.
Greater Manchester Police said it arrested 16 people on Saturday on suspicion of support of a proscribed organisation, adding that they remained in custody for questioning.
The force said: “Officers engaged with protesters on College Green, explaining that the recent proscription of the Palestine Action group by the Government made it a criminal offence to express support for it under the Terrorism Act 2000.
“A further three people will be invited to attend a voluntary interview at a future date.
“We will always aim to enable peaceful protest, however, where criminal offences are committed, including those related to proscribed groups, we will intervene.”
A protester is arrested at the rally in Parliament Square (Photo: Getty Images Europe/ Martin Pope)Devon and Cornwall Police said in a statement that around 30 protesters were involved in the “peaceful” Defend Our Juries demonstration.
“Eight people, two men and six women, were arrested on suspicion of offences under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000. They remain in police custody.”
A woman who was detained by police in Parliament Square said: “We demand that Palestine Action is de-proscribed.
“Palestine Action are campaigning for peace. They are dismantling weapons factories.”
A spokesperson for Defend Our Juries said: “Just a few weeks ago, being arrested under the Terrorism Act was the stuff of nightmares.
A small number of counter-protesters in Parliament Square held up placards which said “there is no genocide but there are 50 hostages still captive”.
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The ban means that membership of, or support for, the direct action group is now a criminal offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison, under the Terrorism Act 2000.
The move to ban the organisation came after two Voyager aircraft were damaged at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on June 20.
Due to the group being proscribed as a terror group, membership of or support for it is a criminal offence.
Additional reporting by Press Association.
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