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Palestine Action: Acquittals

Asked by Apsana BegumLabourMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 7 July 2025UIN 63640

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information her Department holds on the number of Palestine Action members who have been acquitted by a jury for activity relating to protests against arms sales to Israel.

Answered by Sarah Sackman

Data collated by the Ministry of Justice regarding the activity of the criminal court does not identify if a defendant is a Palestine Action member or if the offence was for activity relating to protests against arms sales to Israel. This information may be held in court records but to examine individual court records would be of disproportionate cost.

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