EXCLUSIVE Revealed: 500 Palestine Action activists plan to be arrested at massive protest for terrorist group that will 'overwhelm justice system'
At least 500 radical activists are preparing to sit in London for 60 minutes or 'until arrest' on August 9th while holding signs which state: 'I oppose Genocide. I support Palestine Action'.
Palestine Action was proscribed (banned) on July 5 by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper after protesters associated with the group broke into Britain's largest airbase and vandalized two RAF Voyager aircrafts.
It is a criminal offence to support them.
The 15-page document, titled 'Lift the ban, De-proscribe Palestine Action' and was last updated on Sunday, details the group's extensive plot to overwhelm the police and the justice system until - it claims - the Government is forced to U-turn and reverse the ban.
Their protest, planned for next month, would be the largest escalation in a series of similar protests that have taken place across the UK since the ban.
So far dozens of people have already been arrested for holding similar signs expressing support for the prohibited group.
Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick told the Daily Mail: 'The Government simply cannot allow a proscribed group to overwhelm our justice system.
'Anyone assisting the group must face immediate justice.
'There can be no doubt in people's minds: if they support a terrorist group, they will be punished.'
Lord Walney, the former government extremism adviser, added: 'People shouldn't be duped - this stunt will do nothing to help Palestine but it will land you with a criminal record that could ruin your life.
'The police are doing their job but now need to act quickly to show there are serious consequences for supporting a proscribed group.'
Under the heading 'The Action', the document explains: '[The protest on August 9] will be a conditional commitment action, which means it will only go ahead if 500 people have committed to taking action on the same day.
It continues: 'The intention is for a mass action on a scale that makes it almost impossible for the police to intervene.
'Although there's a substantial risk of arrest, and all taking part should be prepared for that, the indications from the past three Saturdays are that the stakes for action-takers are relatively low, in comparison to the worst-case scenarios.
'No-one has yet been charged with an offence, and no-one has been remanded.'
The document also advises supporters what to do 'in case of arrest' and how to respond to house raids from police.
It also links to a pre-prepared statement which activists are encouraged to read during police interviews and information about 'Preparing For Prison' which includes advice about ordering vegan meals and how to receive books behind bars.
A Community Security Trust (CST) spokesperson said: 'Palestine Action is now a proscribed organisation, and the public will expect the police to continue fully enforcing the law, as they have done to date.'
A spokesperson for Defend Our Juries - the group organising these protests - said: 'It's disgraceful that a Labour Home Secretary imagines that with a stroke of her pen, she can abolish our ancient freedoms.
'Visitors to Parliament Square, watching the Met's finest haul away priests and teachers for holding simple cardboard signs, opposing genocide, are wondering whether they've been misdirected to Tiananmen Square.
'A number of police forces around the country, such as in Edinburgh, Chichester and Kendal, have exercised common sense to leave protestors be.
'Police chiefs embracing the Orwellian approach should think twice.
'Once the proscription order is ruled unlawful (and it is just a matter of time) they will be paying out substantial compensation for wrongful arrest and trespass to property.'
A Met Police spokesperson said: 'While we would not go into the details of our approach, the public can be reassured that we will have a detailed plan in place to respond to any eventuality.
'Our officers will continue to apply the law in relation to Palestine Action as we have done over the past three weekends.
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