Palestine Action ‘Barclays five’ will not be sentenced as terrorists
Summary
Five activists who vandalized a Barclays bank branch in Burnley to protest the bank’s ties to an Israeli weapons company were found guilty of causing significant damage but will not be sentenced as terrorists. The judge decided not to treat their actions as terrorism despite initially considering a possible connection during the trial.Key Facts
- The five activists are Brendon O’Hagan (28), Amanda Kelly (31), Hmeera Atiqnisar (31), Mohammed Malik (28), and Alma Yaniv (70).
- They damaged a Barclays bank branch in Burnley by breaking windows and throwing red paint, causing over £200,000 in damage.
- Their protest was against Barclays holding shares in Elbit Systems, an Israeli weapons company.
- The group did not know their case might be treated as terrorism until after being found guilty.
- The jury was also unaware that the case might have a terrorism element.
- After the guilty verdict, the judge considered if there was any terrorist connection based on new information.
- Barclays later sold all of its shares in Elbit Systems.
- Barclays stated they held the shares only for client transactions and were not investors or shareholders in the arms company.
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