Kingston man among 77 arrested over Pro-Palestinian protest in Central London

By Tilly O'Brien 20th Jan 2025

A man from Kingston  was charged with public order offences, including inciting people to fail to comply with protest conditions.
A man from Kingston was charged with public order offences, including inciting people to fail to comply with protest conditions.

A pro-Palestinian rally in central London on Saturday, 18 January, has seen 77 arrests.

Among those arrested is Benjamin Jamal, 61, of Barnfield Avenue in Kingston, who was charged with public order offences, including inciting people to fail to comply with protest conditions.

He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday 21 February.

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and MP John McDonnell have also been voluntarily interviewed by police after the demonstration on Saturday.

The Metropolitan Police did not identify the pair but said that two men aged 73 and 75 had been "released pending further investigations" after they attended voluntary interviews at a central London police station on Sunday.

Officers have alleged that some protesters tried to breach conditions imposed on the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) protest by marching out of Whitehall.

This has been denied by protest organisers.

     

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