Jeremy Corbyn’s brother among those facing charges after Palestine protest
Four people from South London are among those who have been charged with offences following Saturday’s Palestine solidarity protest in central London.
Among them is Piers Corbyn, brother of former Labour leader Jeremy – who was also at the weekend demonstration.
Those charged with public order offences include Tessa Roe-Stanton and Starr Thomas, both 20, of Breakspears Road, Brockley, Christian Adair, 23, of Adelaide Avenue, Brockley, and Corbyn, 77, of East Street, Walworth.
Three people were today charged with assaulting an emergency worker, obstructing police and incitement.
In addition, two men aged 75 and 73 attended voluntary interviews at a central London police station yesterday. They are believed to be Jeremy Corbyn and Labour MP John McDonnell. They were released pending further investigations.
Nine people were charged yesterday. They are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in the coming days. Following the arrests on Saturday, 25 people have been bailed.
Commander Adam Slonecki, who led the policing operation, said: “Yesterday we saw a deliberate effort, including by protest organisers, to breach conditions and attempt to march out of Whitehall.
“This was a serious escalation in criminality and one which we are taking incredibly seriously. Officers have worked around the clock to pursue those involved.
“We will continue to work through CCTV footage, videos from social media and our body worn cameras so we can make further arrests and bring forward charges where we identify criminality.
“I’d like to thank officers for their professional response, including those from other forces across the country who assisted. Thankfully no officers were injured during the protest, however three were spat at and one was physically assaulted. They are receiving appropriate support.”
Pictured top: Saturday’s protests, which saw a large police presence and arrests made followed alleged public order offences (Picture: Alamy/Jeff Moore)
