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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside of Woolwich Crown Court on Friday as four Palestine Action activists were given a terrorism connection in their sentencing, a first in UK legal history

🚨BREAKING: Filton 4 sentenced as terrorists Amnesty opposes the use of terrorism powers in this case. It is completely disproportionate to punish protesters for criminal damage as if they were terrorists, a sentence which stays with you for life. The defendants in today’s case were sentenced as terrorists because prosecutors want to make an example of them. Today's decision shows how direct action protesters could be treated in the future. The use of terrorism laws against direct action protesters must end. Together we must continue calling out the abuse of power and fighting for our right to protest. Read our position: Criminal Damage, Direct Action, Terrorism: Misuse of counter-terrorism powers in the UK: amn.st/6015B87ZCx

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Scale of sentences on the 4 young people who took direct action against the arms supplier to Israel is truly shocking. To impose years of imprisonment for protesting to save lives in Gaza is unjust, especially sentencing on terrorist grounds they were never convicted of by a jury

Four Palestine Action activists who damaged Israeli military assets including drones will be sentenced for an “act of terrorism”, a judge has ruled. Charlotte Head, 29, Samuel Corner, 23, Leona (Ellie) Kamio, 30, and Fatema Rajwani, 21, were found guilty of criminal damage in May after breaking into a factory in Filton, near Bristol, owned by Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit in 2024. Corner was also convicted of grievous bodily harm without intent. Justice Jeremy Johnson told the Woolwich crown court that he found that the defendants “were well aware” of “the aims and strategy of Palestine Action” and that the raid was aimed at “shutting down Elbit and ending what they regarded as British complicity in Israeli war crimes” and to “intimidate it into ceasing operations or cause the government to prevent it from operating”. The destruction of military assets was “one part of a broader and more strategic purpose” to “shut down Elbit” and put “pressure on the government”, he said. He cited the destruction to things which could not be described as weapons including the “smashing of a disabled toilet” and the spraying of paint on the walls. “I am bound by the legislation to find that the offence in each case has a terrorism connection”, he said. Rajwani held her head in her hands as the judge made his remarks. Chants of hundreds of supporters of the activists gathered outside the court complex could be heard from inside the courtroom. Sentencing is expected later today. Details of the military drones damaged in the raid emerged as part of a submission from the prosecution, as it argued that the scale of the damage was significant enough to justify the application of a “terrorist connection” to the direct action group in sentencing. In court, Mira Hammad KC, representing Kamio, referred to the prosecution’s evidence which included a report from an independent forensic consultant who reviewed Elbit’s insurance claim following the raid. His report listed damage to military assets including the “Magni X” drone and multiple “Thor” drones in the “Legion X” and “Helios” configurations. Deanna Heer KC, speaking for the prosecution, argued that the activists wanted to influence the UK government and Israeli government and encouraged the judge to consider the “ideology” of Palestine Action and its “ultimate cause” to “liberate Palestine from Israel”. She pointed to a Palestine Action training manual which referred to Britain’s “imperial” role in the middle east, which she said showed that the raid was not a simple act of crime prevention. Prosecutors estimate that around £1.2m in damage was caused by the activists, including the military assets. The nature and scale of the damage to private property meant that “this is not a protest, freedom of assembly case”, she said. Read the full article: novara.media/44bcB9X

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