FOUR people have been charged following a break-in at an RAF base last month.
Members of Palestine Action have been charged by counter-terrorism police for causing £7 million worth of damage to military planes at RAF Brize Norton.
It comes after MPs voted 385 to 26 last night to proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation, despite widespread criticism of the move.
The four suspects, aged 22-29, are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court later on Thursday.
Counter Terrorism Policing South East said they had been charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage, and conspiracy to enter a prohibited place knowingly for a purpose prejudicial to the safety or interests of the UK.
A 41-year-old woman previously arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender was released on bail until 19 September, while another man was released without charge.
In a statement released by the BBC, police said the Crown Prosecution service will argue in court that the alleged offences had a "terrorist connection".
In the vote last night, the SNP and LibDems chose to abstain, whilst 275 Labour MPs and 87 Tory MPs voted in favour of the move.
Four Green MPs voted against the proscription, alongside six independents and nine Labour MPs.
The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 is now expected to be debated and voted on by the House of Lords on Thursday before it becomes law.
If it passes, membership and/or support of the group could carry a jail sentence of up to 14 years.
