"The Met Police say they have detained a group of protesters who "breached prison grounds" at Wormwood Scrubs jail in west London on Saturday evening. The group were demonstrating in support of an alleged Palestine Action prisoner on hunger strike, the Met said, and are alleged to have threatened police and stopped prison staff from entering and exiting. The Prisoners for Palestine campaign group identified the inmate as Muhammad Umer Khalid, 22, who they say began a thirst strike on Friday."
"The Met has said all those involved will be arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass after refusing to leave. "A number managed to get inside a staff entrance area of a prison building," the Met said, but did not provide the number of arrests. A Ministry of Justice spokesperson said that "at no point was prison security compromised" and called the action an "escalation" that was "completely unacceptable"."
A group of protesters breached Wormwood Scrubs prison grounds in west London on Saturday evening. They demonstrated in support of an alleged Palestine Action prisoner reportedly on a thirst strike and are accused of threatening police and preventing prison staff from entering and exiting. The inmate is identified as Muhammad Umer Khalid, 22, who is awaiting trial over an alleged break-in at RAF Brize Norton last June and denies the charges. Those involved face arrest on suspicion of aggravated trespass after refusing to leave, and some protesters reached a staff entrance area. Prison security was reported not compromised while at least 20 arrests were reported; the action was described as an escalation and unacceptable.
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