US EditionSix Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary at Israel-linked defence firm
Six activists were acquitted of aggravated burglary after a break-in at Elbit Systems’ UK plant; jury was hung on criminal damage and grievous bodily harm charges.
- A Woolwich Crown Court jury acquitted six Palestine Action members—Zoe Rogers, Fatema Zainab Rajwani, Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, and Jordan Devlin—of aggravated burglary on February 4, 2026.
- Prosecutors said the August 6, 2024 raid at Elbit Systems UK, Filton research, development and manufacturing facility, involved a white former prison van used as a 'battering ram' causing about 1 million pounds of damage.
- They told jurors they entered and damaged property using sledgehammers, crowbars, and fire extinguishers, disputing that sledgehammers were offensive weapons.
- After the judge read the verdicts, supporters cheered as the six hugged and waved to supporters, while prosecutors said they may seek retrials on counts with no verdicts.
- Campaigners say the verdict undermines the UK government and ministers’ rationale for proscribing Palestine Action, while Paul Bernal, East Anglia Law School professor, said on Bluesky `This was a jury` and noted the ban faces a High Court in London challenge.
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Yesterday, six of the ‘Filton 24’ political prisoners were found ‘not guilty’ by a jury at Woolwich Crown Court. The British state has once again failed to crush the Palestine movement. We also report from last Saturday’s 100,000-strong national Palestine demo. The post NOT GUILTY! Six ‘Filton 24’ Palestine political prisoners acquitted by jury appeared first on The Communist.
Six Palestine Action protestors found not guilty over Elbit factory raid
A jury at Woolwich Crown Court has refused to convict six Palestine Action activists who broke into Israeli arms factory Elbit Systems on the outskirts of Bristol. Charlotte Head, 29, Samuel Corner, 23, Leona Kamio, 30, Fatema Rajwani, 21, Zoe Rogers, 22, and Jordan Devlin, 31, were found not guilty of aggravated burglary yesterday. The activists also faced charges of criminal damage and violent disorder, but the jury returned partial or no ver…
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