First people charged with supporting Palestine Action plead not guilty
The trio - aged 72, 71 and 53 - were arrested after a protest in Parliament Square on July 5.
Last updated 16th Sep 2025
The first people charged with supporting Palestine Action after it was banned as a terror group, including two in their 70s, have pleaded not guilty.
Jeremy Shippam from West Sussex, Judit Murray, Surrey, and Fiona Maclean, of Hackney, north-east London, are charged with displaying an article in a public place, arousing reasonable suspicion that they are a supporter of a proscribed organisation, under section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
The court heard that they allegedly held placards reading "I oppose genocide, I support Palestine Action".
They denied the charges at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday (16 September) - they've been bailed and told they'll face trial in March.