Palestine Action activist says he ‘did the right thing’ over protest at arms firm site

Jordan Devlin, who was acquitted at trial where four co-defendants were convicted, says he was saving lives A Palestine Action activist who was acquitted over a protest at an Israeli arms manufacturer’s UK site has said he and his five co-defendants “did the right thing”. Four of those who stood trial with Jordan Devlin were convicted of criminal damage in relation to the direct action protest at the Elbit Systems UK site near Bristol on 6 August 2024 but he said they were acting to save Pale...

By Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent