A lady who carried a placard exhibiting Hamas paragliders at a pro-Palestine march stated she thought that it was a ‘image of liberation and peace’, a courtroom heard in the present day.
Noimutu Olayinka Taiwo, 27, together with Heba Alhayek, 29, and Pauline Ankunda, 26, have been charged beneath the Terrorism Act following the protest in central London on October 14.
The incident occurred per week after Hamas terrorists used paragliders to cross the border between Gaza and Israel, killing and torturing 1,400 Israeli males, girls and kids in a horrifying bloodbath.
They’re charged with ‘carrying or displaying an article, specifically a picture displaying a paraglider, to arouse cheap suspicion that they’re supporters of a proscribed organisation, specifically Hamas’.
Prosecutor Brett Weaver informed Westminster Magistrates’ Courtroom {that a} week after the Hamas terror assault in Israel ‘there was a big demonstration in central London in help of the Palestinian folks in Gaza.’ The march occurred between Oxford Circus and Whitehall.
Noimutu Olayinka Taiwo, 27, arrives at Southwark Crown Courtroom in the present day for a trial the place she can be accused of indicating help for banned organisation Hamas
Heba Alhayek, 29, has been charged with the identical offence beneath the Terrorism Act
Pauline Ankunda, 26, outdoors Southwark Crown Courtroom. Like her co-defendants she denies the fees in opposition to her
‘These three defendants have been a part of that demonstration. Every had on or about their individual a picture of a paraglider,’ he informed the courtroom.
‘Since the usage of paragliders by Hamas was extensively publicised, the prosecution’s case is that these defendants displaying photographs of paragliders in these circumstances would arouse cheap suspicion that they have been a member or supporter of a proscribed organisation.’
Ankunda and Alhayek had the pictures sellotaped to their backs, whereas Taiwo was carrying a placard with an image of a paraglider.
Ankunda was caught on video chanting ‘France is a terror state, the UK is a terror state, Italy is a terror state.’
The three girls have been arrested after police launched an enchantment to determine them by the media.
Ankunda and Alhayek attended Croydon Police Station and initially claimed that another person had caught the pictures to their backs however later made an announcement accepting that was not the case.
‘The defendants accepted that it was they who mounted the pictures to their again versus being utilized by another person,’ stated Mr Weaver.
‘They said that they didn’t see the pictures as being supportive of Hamas.’
Taiwo was arrested on November 8 after law enforcement officials pressured their method into her home. Once they entered they discovered Alhayek, Ankunda and a fourth lady in her front room.
Ankunda and Alhayek had the pictures sellotaped to their backs
The offence the ladies are accused of is opposite to part 13(1) of the Terrorism Act 2000
Taiwo was arrested and brought to Hammersmith Police Station.
‘She denied being a member of Hamas or any proscribed organisation,’ stated the prosecutor.
‘She accepted that she was current on the demonstration on 14 October and was handed the placard whereas she was there.
‘She had not paid consideration to what was mounted to the placard because it was a blurry picture. She stated she believed it to be a logo of liberation and peace.’
Taiwo, of south Norwood, Alyayek and Anjunda, each of Aukland Highway, Higher Norwood, all deny sporting or carrying an article supporting a proscribed terrorist organisation
The trial continues.
