French student ‘gave pro-Hamas speech two days after 7 October’

A French student who led an anti-racism group at a London university made a speech supporting Hamas just two days after the 7 October massacres, a court heard. Sarah Cotte, 22, gave a speech at the School of Oriental and African Studies University (SOAS) University of London inviting support for the proscribed organisaton on 9 October 2023, it was said. Cotte, who was studying politics, philosophy and economics, denies one count of expressing support for a proscribed organisation. Protestors from…