'Aisha Jung, a long-time human rights campaigner and a stalwart of the Palestine Solidarity Camp outside the US embassy, has just won substantial damages from the Metropolitan Police after being arrested at a Palestine solidarity protest in Trafalgar Square.
Aisha was arrested on 4th November 2023 for holding a satirical placard. One side said: 'Bombing civilians, massacring kids, ethnic cleansing, occupation & blockade, cutting off vital resources, collective punishment.' The other side said: 'War crimes, war crimes, war crimes, apartheid Israel, what a cuntry.'
She was arrested in front of her family, taken to a police station, held for hours and later told no further action would be taken. The Metropolitan Police has now agreed to pay damages, closing the case and said they should 'learn from mistakes and take steps to give officers additional guidance to inform decision making in future'.
What were the police thinking when they made the arrest? Does this signal a change in policing? What advice is there for anyone worried about being arrested for holding up a (non-Defend our Juries) sign?
Aisha Jung joins us tomorrow on The Crispin Flintoff Show (10:30am-12:30pm) to discuss how policing must change.'
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