The whole thing's extraordinary, I don't think anybody can seriously believe I have any connection to terrorism of any kind.

Murray had posted on X (formerly Twitter) giving his explicit support on 15 October 2023 (while in Iceland) for the actions of Hamas. "If that is a crime, send me back to jail," he wrote. It is a criminal offence to offer support to proscribed organisations under the UK's Terrorism Act 2000. His phone was seized under Schedule 7.