Young woman charged with supporting Hamas after speech at protest in Brighton

(ITV) A woman has been charged with supporting a proscribed organisation, after a speech in Brighton last month.

Hanin Barghouti, of Eaton Grove, Hove, was charged today (13 November) with one count of supporting a proscribed organisation, namely Harakat al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyyah (Hamas), contrary to Section 12 [of the] Terrorism Act 2000.

The speech took place in Brighton on Sunday, 8 October, following the attacks by Hamas against Israel.

Hamas IDQ, the military wing of Hamas, was proscribed by the Home Office in March 2001.

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