Palestine Action activists jailed over factory raid
Justice Jeremy Johnson said the four aimed to shut down Elbit Systems and influence the U.K. government, adding a terrorism connection to the case.
- On Friday, Mr Justice Jeremy Johnson sentenced four Palestine Action activists to prison terms ranging from four years and eight months to seven years and eight months for their August 2024 raid on an Elbit Systems factory, ruling the offense carried a 'terrorist connection.'
- Judge Johnson applied the 'terrorist connection' designation under the Sentencing Act 2020, asserting the raid aimed to influence the government and intimidate the public—marking the first time criminal damage convictions have been classified as terrorism-linked in UK law.
- The ruling mandates the four serve at least two-thirds of their sentences before parole eligibility and face 15 years of terrorist notification requirements. Samuel Corner fractured the spine of police Sergeant Kate Evans with a sledgehammer during the raid.
- Metropolitan Police arrested 72 protesters outside Woolwich Crown Court on Friday for supporting Palestine Action, as around 500 demonstrators gathered to challenge the terrorism designation amid deepening friction between direct-action movements and the British judiciary.
- The High Court is set to rule on Monday on the government's appeal against a previous decision that deemed the proscription of Palestine Action unlawful, a verdict that will directly impact the group's legal status and future prosecutions.
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Joshua Scheer The sentencing of the so-called “Filton Four” has become a flashpoint in a much larger debate about protest, direct action, terrorism legislation, and the role of juries in the British legal system. The case marks the first time that “criminal damage” convictions in the UK have been classified as terrorism. Supporters of the activists argue that the case is not really about criminal damage or even a confrontation with police. Inste…
Palestine Action vandals get terror-linked UK jail terms
A British judge on Friday sentenced four anti-Israel Palestine Action activists to lengthy prison terms totaling over 20 years for a 2024 raid on an Elbit Systems UK factory that caused about £1 million (about $1.3 million) in damage and left a police officer with a fractured spine, a case he said had “terrorist connections.”Samuel Corner, 23, received eight years and eight months in prison for grievous bodily harm and criminal damage, with paro…
In London, four activists of the group "Palestine Action" were sentenced to several years of imprisonment. In 2024, they stormed an Elbit weapons factory ... The post offender broke the spine of the police officer: Palestine activists sentenced to prison appeared first on Apollo News.
On Friday, a British court sentenced a group of activists who invaded an Israeli weapons factory in the country to penalties that, in addition, went beyond 20 years in prison. The four were found guilty of criminal damage by a jury last month, but the judge responsible for the case now stated that the incident had the marks of a terrorist act.
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