Four Palestine Action activists guilty of criminal damage at Elbit Systems site
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Updated · BBC.com · May 5
Four Palestine Action activists guilty of criminal damage at Elbit Systems site
14 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 5
At Woolwich Crown Court, jurors convicted Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio and Fatema Rajwani over the August 2024 attack near Bristol.
Corner was also found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent after striking Sgt Kate Evans with a sledgehammer, while Zoe Rogers and Jordan Devlin were acquitted.
Prosecutors said the group used a decommissioned prison van to breach shutters, then damaged computers, equipment, drones and other products before being stopped by security guards and police.
Their group's terror ban was ruled unlawful. What future awaits the convicted Elbit factory activists?
With UK arms export rules tightening, are more attacks on Israeli defence firms in Britain inevitable?
Caught in a NATO corruption scandal, can Elbit Systems survive this wave of direct-action protests?