Twelve people have been charged with offences under the Terrorism Act after a protest in support of Palestine Action in Manchester.
The group was designated as a proscribed terrorist organisation by the Home Office in July, making it illegal to be a member or supporter.
The move prompted criticism and protests, including one at St Peter’s Square in Manchester on 12 July, which Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said the charges were in relation to.
GMP confirmed the 12 had been charged with breaching section 13 of the Terrorism Act by “wearing or displaying clothing or articles” that “arouse reasonable suspicion that they are a member of supporter of a proscribed terrorist organisation”.
Those charged, who come from Greater Manchester, Cumbria, Lancashire, Derby and Yorkshire, are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 10 November.
The move to ban the group came after it was held responsible for causing £7m worth of damage to two jets at RAF Brize Norton, when its alleged members broke in and daubed the aircraft in red paint.
A protest against the ban in London saw 890 people arrested.
Palestine Action co-founder, Huda Ammori, was granted permission to appeal in July after her lawyers argued the ban breached the right to free speech.
A hearing is due to take place in November, although the High Court said it would leave the ban in place until then.
The Home Office, however, has appealed against the decision to allow Ms Ammori permission to appeal and a hearing will take place on Thursday.
