Palestine Action activists jailed over factory raid
Justice Jeremy Johnson said the raid had a terrorism connection and imposed sentences of up to 7 years and 8 months.
- On Friday, Mr Justice Jeremy Johnson sentenced four Palestine Action activists at Woolwich Crown Court, ruling their August 2024 raid on an Elbit Systems factory had a 'terrorist connection' under the Sentencing Act.
- During the August 6, 2024, break-in, activists smashed equipment at the Bristol factory, causing £1.2 million in damage while claiming the action aimed to 'dismantle drones and weaponry' used in Gaza.
- Samuel Corner received seven years and eight months for fracturing Sergeant Kate Evans' spine with a sledgehammer, while all four defendants face a 15-year terrorist notification requirement.
- Outside the courthouse, police arrested 72 of the 500 protesters demonstrating in support of the activists, who held signs stating 'SAVING LIVES IS NOT TERRORISM' while officers removed them from the area.
- Amnesty International condemned the sentence as 'completely disproportionate,' citing dangerous precedent, while the Court of Appeal is set to rule Monday on the government's proscription of Palestine Action.
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AlKhaleej TodayUK judge jails four Palestine Action activists for ‘terrorist’ raid on Israeli defence firm Elbit
LONDON June 13 — A UK judge on Friday jailed four activists from the Palestine Action group for raiding an Israeli defence firm and causing over a million pounds in damage in “a terrorist act”.Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio and Fatema Rajwani had been found guilty last month of destroying equipment belonging to an Elbit Systems site in the southwestern city of Bristol with sledgehammers and crowbars.Wearing red boilersuits, the four …
‘Connected to terrorism’: UK court jails 4 Palestine Action Elbit factory raiders
Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio and Fatema Rajwani receive prison terms of four years and eight months to seven years and eight months after 2024 raid on Elbit site near Bristol; judge says raid had terrorism connection as 107 protestors arrested outside court
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Activists indbrud på Israelsk-ejet våbenfabrik vurderes af dommer at have en "terrorrelateret forbindelse".
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