Organizations such as Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action should be banned in Britain as ‘extreme protest groups’, according to a government adviser’s proposal. Tackling terrorist organizations should serve as a model for this.
“Militant groups such as Palestine Action and Just Stop Oil are using criminal tactics to cause chaos and hold the public and workers hostage without fear of consequences,” government adviser on political violence John Woodcock warned in a BBC report.
“The ban on terrorist organizations has made it more difficult for their activists to plan crimes. This approach should also be extended to extreme protest groups.” A ban would limit the groups’ ability to raise money or meet in Britain. The proposal is now being presented to Cabinet. The Home Office in London was open-minded.
The government has tightened the right to demonstrate
Climate activists from Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion had repeatedly paralyzed public life with large-scale protests in which people tied or chained themselves. This is a thorn in the side of the Conservative British government. She has therefore tightened the right to demonstrate.
Just Stop Oil responded angrily. Rather, the government consists of “dangerous radicals who endanger us all through their climate policies,” the group emphasized. The government wants to expand oil and gas production in the North Sea. Conservative forces, on the other hand, welcomed the project. “Extreme protest groups have been getting away with racism, crime and anarchy for too long,” wrote the Sun on Sunday newspaper.
According to information from the BBC, the government is considering implementing the recommendations. “Extremism of any kind has no place in our society and we will not tolerate tactics aimed at intimidating, threatening or disrupting the law-abiding majority,” the Interior Ministry said. A small number of protesters have recently “displayed violent and hateful behavior.”
Source: Krone
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