Two pro-Palestine campaigners have been found guilty of breaching protest conditions.
Benjamin Jamal, director of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, and Christopher Nineham, vice chairman of the Stop the War Coalition, were convicted after failing to comply with a police order to remain in a static rally.
Westminster Magistrates' Court heard the Metropolitan Police had imposed restrictions to block a march from gathering near a central London synagogue, citing concerns regarding the safety of the Jewish community.
The court heard that on 18 January last year, Jamal and Nineham knowingly breached these conditions when they marched toward the BBC's headquarters in Portland Place which was nearby.
Jamal was also convicted of two counts of inciting other protesters to breach the police conditions.
Both had denied the charges.
The public gallery was full of the defendants' supporters, including former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, as District Judge Daniel Sternberg read the verdicts out.
Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to [email protected]
Related internet links
LATEST POSTS
- 1
Vote In favor of Your Favored Sort Of Bevarage - 2Instructions to Boost Your True capacity with a Brain research Degree
- 3How much should a kid's birthday party cost? One mom spent $190 for pizza and ice cream at a park. Another paid $2K for a playspace and goodie bags.
- 4Clocks to go forward one hour in Europe as summer time starts
- 5Find the Lively Food Markets of South America
- You finally got a doctor's appointment. Here's how to get the most out of it
- Carnival fever hits Lagos as locals celebrate Afro-Brazilian heritage
- A definitive Manual for Picking Electric Vehicle: Decision in favor of Your Number one
- Chinese fossils reveal a primordial burst of animal evolution
- Hundreds of Gazans evacuated from Strip for medical treatment - COGAT
- Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers say Bondi’s death penalty decision was tainted by conflict of interest
- A Pompeii site reveals the recipe for Roman concrete. It contradicts a famous architect’s writings
- South Carolina measles outbreak grows by nearly 100, spreads to North Carolina and Ohio
- Cognizant Couture d: A Survey of \Moral Decisions and Sharp Looks\ Maintainable Style
