His Majesty’s Attorney General (Respondent) v Natalie Roselyn Strecker (Appellant) (Jersey)

Permission to Appeal application lodged

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Case summary

Case ID

JCPC/2025/0110

Jurisdiction

Jersey

Parties

Appellant(s)

Natalie Strecker

Respondent(s)

Attorney General of Jersey

Issue

Does the offence of inviting support for a proscribed organisation contrary to Article 13 of the Terrorism (Jersey) Law 2002 criminalise inviting support for the lawful activities of the organisation rather than general support for the organisation?

Facts

Natalie Roselyn Strecker (“the Appellant”) was charged with two counts of inviting support for a proscribed organisation contrary to Article 13(1) of the Terrorism (Jersey) Law 2002. In 2024, the Appellant published posts on social media that were allegedly supportive of Hamas and Hezbollah. On 4 April 2024, the Appellant pleaded not guilty. At a pre-trial preparatory hearing on 11 August 2025, the Appellant argued that Article 13(1) does not criminalise an invitation to support the lawful activities of a proscribed organisation. The Appellant says that acts of lawful resistance against an occupying force are lawful under the Fourth Geneva Convention. In the ruling on issues raised at the preparatory hearing, the Royal Court decided that Article 13(1) does not distinguish between lawful and unlawful activities of a proscribed organisation. The Appellant appealed to the Jersey Court of Appeal. On 26 September 2025, the Jersey Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal. The Appellant now seeks permission to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.