Palestine Action Activists Face Potential Terrorism Charges for Factory Raid
Activists from Palestine Action are facing potential sentencing as terrorists following a raid on a defense factory, specifically Elbit, which caused an estimated £1 million in damages.
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Palestine Action activists in Elbit protest could be sentenced as terrorists
Judge’s ruling was not disclosed to jurors in two trials and can only now be revealed after reporting restrictions lifted Four Palestine Action activists convicted after a retrial over a violent protest at an Israeli arms manufacturer’s UK site face being sentenced as terrorists despite the jury not being told this. In an unprecedented move in a criminal damage case, the judge, Mr Justice Johnson, ruled before the first trial that there appeared to be a “terrorist connection” to the offences...
By Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
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It can now be reported that the judge found the charges had a ‘terrorist connection’
By Tristan Kirk
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