UK court clears woman of voicing support for Hamas in university speech
- Sarah Cotte said her comments were not in support of Hamas, but in support of Palestinians’ right to resist.
- A London court has cleared a British woman of supporting Palestinian group Hamas in a speech she gave outside her university in 2023.
- The jury at the Central Criminal Court, more commonly known as the Old Bailey, on Friday found Sarah Cotte, 22, not guilty of expressing support for the group that’s designated a “terrorist” organisation under UK law.
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- Sarah Cotte said her comments were not in support of Hamas, but in support of Palestinians’ right to resist.
- A London court has cleared a British woman of supporting Palestinian group Hamas in a speech she gave outside her university in 2023.
- The jury at the Central Criminal Court, more commonly known as the Old Bailey, on Friday found Sarah Cotte, 22, not guilty of expressing support for the group that’s designated a “terrorist” organisation under UK law.
Sources: Al Jazeera