Met settles claim brought by Palestine activist ‘treated like a criminal’ during arrest
The Guardian1 min read1 reads
Tej Singh Bhandal, 68, was pulled from a queue and detained under terrorism law in ‘creeping criminalisation of protest action’
Bhandal’s lawyers said Scotland Yard accepted that supporting and funding lawful political protest organisations did not automatically establish a link to terrorism. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/REX/ShutterstockBhandal’s lawyers said Scotland Yard accepted that supporting and funding lawful political protest organisations did not automatically establish a link to terrorism. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/REX/ShutterstockMet settles claim brought by Palestine activist ‘treated like a criminal’ during arrest
