Attorney General’s Office Says Paraglider Sentence Not Eligible for Review

The Attorney General’s Office has told The Epoch Times it cannot review the sentence handed out to three women who displayed images of a paraglider during a pro-Palestinian march, after Downing Street referred the matter following concerns about a social media post by the judge in the case. On Tuesday, Heba Alhayek, 29, Pauline Ankunda, 26, and Noimutu Olayinka Taiwo, 27, were convicted of carrying or displaying an article to arouse reasonable suspicion they are supporters of banned organisation Hamas, at a march through Whitehall on Oct. 14, 2023. Deputy Senior District Judge Tan Ikram decided against jailing them and gave all three a 12-month conditional discharge, saying it was a “lesson learned” for them....