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Met Police Settles with Protestor Over Arrest Controversy

12/13/2025

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The Metropolitan Police will pay £7,500 to Aisha Jung as settlement over her November 2023 Gaza protest arrest.
Aisha Jung, 53, was detained in November 2023 for holding a sign that read "Apartheid Israel, what a cuntry."
She was detained and questioned under the Public Order Act but released without charges.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has raised concerns about police handling of Gaza protests.

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The Metropolitan Police will pay £7,500 to Aisha Jung as settlement over her November 2023 Gaza protest arrest.
Aisha Jung, 53, was detained in November 2023 for holding a sign that read "Apartheid Israel, what a cuntry."
She was detained and questioned under the Public Order Act but released without charges.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has raised concerns about police handling of Gaza protests.