A Catholic parish priest was detained in Parliament Square during the Palestine Action protests that occurred over the weekend, after the Carmelite cleric set out to show support for the activist organisation designated a terrorist group by the UK government, and "determined" to be arrested.
Fr John McGowan of St Joseph’s Parish in Chalfont St Peter village, in southeastern Buckinghamshire, England, has said that the arrest was conducted without resistance and that the police “were polite” throughout the four-hour process. The priest was released on so-called street bail, a form of conditional release pending further investigation.
