Sussex woman charged following speech made at protest in Brighton

By Lawrence Smith
Published 13th Nov 2023, 17:47 BST
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Sussex Police have confirmed that a woman has been charged after a speech was made in Brighton last month.

Police said Hanin Barghouti, 22, of Eaton Grove, Hove, was charged on Monday, November 13, with ‘one count of supporting a proscribed organisation, namely Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah (Hamas), contrary to Section 12 Terrorism Act 2000’.

A Sussex Police spokesperson said: “The charge follows a speech made at a protest in Brighton on Sunday, 8 October, following the attacks by Hamas against Israel. Barghouti has been released on bail to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 17 November.”