Massive Attack musician Robert Del Naja has been arrested with over 500 supporters of banned group Palestine Action during a major protest in central London Today.
The singer-songwriter from Bristol was seen being spoken to by officers as he took part in the march against the group’s ban in Trafalgar Square.
Del Naja was among hundreds of demonstrators who sat with sings reading ‘I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action’.
He was later carried away by three officers and arrested on suspicion of showing support for a proscribed organisation.
The Metropolitan Police said 523 people aged between 18 and 87 had been arrested at the mass event.
Protesters gathered in the central London landmark from 1pm and held up their placards, despite police warning any individuals engaging in such criminal activity would be arrested.
The group, which organisers Defend Our Juries said consisted of some 500 people, initially sat silently as around 100 police officers moved in to make arrests.
But some later started chanting ‘shame on you’ at officers as they carried protesters who refused to walk to police vans away.
Proscription makes it a criminal offence to belong to or support Palestine Action, punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
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