Met police agree to pay £7,500 to woman arrested over Gaza protest placard

Exclusive: Force to pay damages to Aisha Jung, who was put into a police van and held until 4amThe Metropolitan police have agreed to pay £7,500 in damages to a woman arrested at a Gaza protest for holding up a placard that said: “Apartheid Israel, what a cuntry.”Aisha Jung, 53, from south London, was with her husband and two of her sons, aged 10 and 11, when police arrested her at the November 2023 demonstration in Trafalgar Square, central London, telling her that the sign could be considered offensive. Continue reading...