Palestine Action defendants dismiss lawyers to address jury directly

British judges blocked media on Palestine Action lawyer case

Make a one-time donation to The DitchThe Ditch is defying a court order imposed by two senior British judges forbidding coverage of a human rights lawyer’s fight against contempt of court allegations over a speech he gave representing a Palestine Action client. Rajiv Menon KC appeared in court today to challenge a High Court decision to pursue him for alleged contempt of court during his closing speech at the end of Charlotte Head’s first trial …

Palestine Action Defendants Represent Themselves Due to ‘Court Decisions’

Palestine Action defendants chose to represent themselves rather than be represented by a lawyer “due to some decisions by the court”, as their trial nears its conclusion. Charlotte Head, 30, Leona Kamio, 30, Fatema Rajwani, 21, Zoe Rogers, 22, and Jordan Devlin, 31 and Sam Corner, 23, face charges of criminal damage in connection with a raid on a factory owned by Israeli weapons company Elbit Systems in Filton near Bristol, in August 2024. Of t…

Palestine Action defendants dismiss lawyers to address jury directly

Five Palestine Action activists dismissed their lawyers today and addressed a jury directly about how they targeted an Israeli weapons factory in Bristol. The activists – Charlotte Head, Fatema Zainab Rajwani, Zoe Rogers, Leona Kamio, and Jordan Devlin – face charges of criminal damage in connection with a raid on Elbit Systems in August 2024. On Wednesday morning, shortly before closing speeches were due to be heard at Woolwich Crown Court, tho…