Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary at Israeli factory
Pro-Palestine activists cleared of aggravated burglary at Israeli defence firm’s UK HQ
- Six pro-Palestinian activists have been acquitted of aggravated burglary following a raid on an Israeli defence firm's factory in Bristol.
- The defendants, identified as members of the now-banned group Palestine Action, targeted the Elbit Systems UK facility in August last year.
- A jury at Woolwich Crown Court was unable to reach verdicts on charges of criminal damage against all six activists.
- Three defendants were found not guilty of violent disorder, while the jury was hung on this charge for the remaining three.
- The jury also could not reach a verdict on a charge of grievous bodily harm with intent against one of the defendants, Samuel Corner.
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