Massive Attack singer arrested during pro-Palestine protest

Massive Attack's frontman, Robert Del Naja, was arrested on Saturday while participating in a pro-Palestine protest in Liverpool, England. The singer was detained after displaying a sign that read, "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action," outside the Labour Party Conference venue. The incident came to light in a video shared on Instagram by British activist group Defend Our Juries.

In the footage, police officers approached Del Naja, accusing him of committing an offence and informing him that Palestine Action, the group he supported, was a proscribed organization in the UK. Despite this, Del Naja maintained that under UK law, it is an offence to aid and abet any private individual or company aiding and abetting genocidal war crimes.

He further stated that he did not agree with the proscription of Palestine Action. Hours before his arrest, Del Naja had co-posted a video with Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori and human rights barrister Michael Mansfield, urging British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to deproscribe Palestine Action. The video highlighted the arrest of ordinary citizens for supporting the group, emphasizing the gravity of the situation in modern Britain.

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