Pro-Palestine protester charged after she 'waved anti-Israel sign'

Demonstrator arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated public order offence
Protesters during a pro-Palestine march in central London on October 28, 2023.
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John Dunne @jhdunne9 November 2023
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A woman is due to appear in court charged with a racially aggravated public order offence after allegedly brandishing an anti-Israel sign at a pro-Palestine demonstration in central London.

Laura Davis, 21, from Barnet, is accused of racially aggravated threatening and abusive behaviour, intended to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

She was arrested on 28 October after allegedly holding a racially offensive and antisemitic sign during a protest in Westminster.

She has been bailed to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 29 November.

A Met statement on the policing of protests said: "The Met is listening to, and working with, London communities and partners during these difficult times. We want all Londoners to feel safe and we will look carefully at any concerns raised including the circumstances of each event and will take positive action against those committing any crime or hate crime.

"We have increased patrols and assigned more than 1,000 officers to provide high visibility patrols across London, particularly where we know communities feel vulnerable to reassure and keep them safe.

"We are relentlessly targeting those who commit hate crimes and threaten our communities and pursuing suspects in many other cases.

"Anyone who is the victim of hate crime or is worried about their safety in any way, is urged to contact police on 101 or 999 in an emergency."

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