00:00Deputy Assistant Commissioner James Harmon said while the High Court has found the prescription
00:07of Palestine action to be unlawful, it has confirmed the impacts of that judgment will
00:13not take effect until the government's appeal has been considered, which could take many months.
00:21He added that this means it is still a criminal offence to support Palestine action and further
00:28said the force must enforce the law as it is at the time, not as it might be at a
00:37future date.
00:38More than 2,700 people have been arrested so far for allegedly expressing support for
00:45Palestine action since it was banned as a terrorist group last year. Protesters have arranged mass
00:53rallies where the demonstrators hold up signs saying, I oppose genocide, I support Palestine
00:59action. The trials of hundreds of people accused of holding up placards have been put on hold,
01:06while the legal battle over whether the group should have been banned rumbles on. Earlier this month,
01:13Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring said the cases would be delayed until after the High Court
01:19appeal over the ban is heard. Prescription makes it a criminal offence to belong or to support
01:25Palestine action, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
Comments