Footage from the incident this weekend shows Amanda Fox, a Green Party councillor representing the Mancroft ward, being carried away by a group of about 10 officers on Saturday (August 16).

In the video, shared on social media, Ms Fox can be heard saying: "I oppose genocide, when a people is being slaughtered, it requires us to stand up against that. We cannot just stay silent."

Amanda Fox, Green Party councillor for Mancroft ward, was arrested at a protest in Norwich in support of Palestine Action (Image: Claire Bullion)

Ms Fox also said she was a "peaceful protestor, a Christian and a pacifist" while being searched by officers.

A group of about 10 police officers surround Amanda Fox, a Green Party councillor (Image: Claire Bullion)

She was among a group of about 100 activists who gathered in Norwich as part of a nationwide day of action for Defend Our Juries in support of the........

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