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British terrorist police arrested four people last week after members of a pro-Palestinian campaign group broke into the country’s largest royal airbase and damaged military aircraft.
Police said Friday they arrested three people on suspicion of commission, preparation for a terrorist act or incitement. The 29-year-old woman, two men, ages 36 and 24, and a 41-year-old woman, were arrested on suspicion of supporting a criminal.
The arrests took place in Newbury, Berkshire and London on Thursday, with all four suspects remaining in custody, according to a Southeastern terrorism statement.
The move comes after members of the Palestinian Action Group invaded Rough Brize Norton in Oxfordshire and injected the engines of several Voyager aircraft with red paint in protest of British government support for the Israeli war in Gaza.
The incident prompted the Department of Defense to launch a security review at a military base in the UK after two activists were put into the air force base on electric scooters and left undetected.
The British minister has since moved to ban campaign groups as terrorist organizations under British law.
The draft order banning groups under the 2000 Terrorist Act will be placed before Congress on June 30th.
“The fact that this arrest was made before the proposed ban was voted further indicates that the ban does not allow prosecution under the terrorist law,” Palestinian Action said.
“It’s about cracking down on non-violent protests that disrupt the flow of weapons to Israel.”
The biggest sentence facing those charged with preparing for terrorist acts is life in prison.
Palestinian actions have said they have organized increasingly destructive protests against the British government and businesses in recent years, allowing Israeli forces, including the sale of arms.
The government’s proposal to ban Palestinian actions has sparked backlash from many British politicians, celebrities and the public. Metropolitan police said they arrested 13 people during protests against the ban on Monday, and charged seven following “many clashes between officers in the crowd and people in the crowd.”
