Palestine Action activists guilty of criminal damage
Summary
Four activists from Palestine Action were found guilty of damaging property at an Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in August 2024. One activist was also convicted of harming a police officer during the protest, while two others were cleared of charges by the court.Key Facts
- The activists broke into a factory owned by Elbit Systems, an Israel-based defense company.
- They caused damage to computers, equipment, and drones inside the factory.
- The group used a decommissioned prison van to enter the site and carried tools like crowbars and hammers.
- Samuel Corner was found guilty of hitting a police officer with a sledgehammer and causing serious injury.
- Two other activists, Zoe Rogers and Jordan Devlin, were found not guilty of criminal damage.
- The first trial ended without a full verdict, leading to a retrial that took over 14 hours for the jury to decide.
- The activists said they aimed to stop equipment they believed was used by the Israeli military in Gaza.
- The court did not have proof about the factory’s actual products during the trial.
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