Minister tells court she was 'terrified' by the actions of activists

TWO pro-Palestinian activists who accused Pontypridd MP Alex Davies-Jones of supporting genocide relating to the Israel-Hamas conflict have been convicted of harassment.

- CLAIRE HAYHURST & HARRY STEDMAN

Giving evidence during the trial, Ms Davies-Jones told the court she was “terrified” after being confronted by the two activists.

As she made her way to the campaign meeting place, she saw Behit and Ahmed with leaflets describing her as a “full-blown supporter of this genocide” - referring to the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Ms Davies-Jones said: “They asked me about the ceasefire and why I had abstained. I clarified I hadn't abstained, I wasn’t in the country, I was paired in that vote.

“It was escalating in terms of passion and intensity. We walked off in the opposite direction. We felt scared and intimidated, and we wanted to leave the situation.

“I had a number of young members with me. They already felt uncomfortable, I didn’t want them to feel more at risk.

“They began to follow us. They were shouting and bellowing down the street at us - ‘why do you support genocide, why are you murdering babies, Alex Davies-Jones, do you support genocide?’”

Later in the day, Behit and Ahmed put posters on the Labour office in Pontypridd - the base of Ms Davies-Jones’ campaign for the general election - that referred to politicians “enabling genocide”.