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From: S. maltophilia8/12/2025 9:35:07 PM
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UK police hold pro-Palestine protester, 80, for almost 27 hours and search house

Marianne Sorrell, a retired teacher from Somerset, says she is ‘very traumatised’ after arrest at Cardiff rally

Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
Thu 24 Jul 2025 10.00 EDT

An 80-year-old woman arrested for holding a placard at a pro-Palestine rally has said she is deeply traumatised after she was held by police for almost 27 hours, during which officers forced their way into her house and searched it.

Marianne Sorrell from Wells, Somerset was detained at a rally in Cardiff on suspicion of supporting Palestine Action, which earlier this month became the first direct action group to be banned under UK anti-terrorism laws.

She said officers removed 19 items from her house, including iPads, a.....

theguardian.com
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