US EditionPro-Palestinian Activists Charged for Military Base Break-In
- Four pro-Palestinian activists were charged on July 3 for illegally entering RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire and spraying red paint on two military aircraft.
- The break-in on June 20 occurred amid protests opposing the UK’s support for Israel, prompting lawmakers to move forward a day earlier with legislation classifying Palestine Action as a terrorist organization.
- The activists, aged 22 to 35 and named Amy Gardiner-Gibson, Daniel Jeronymides-Norie, Jony Cink, and Lewie Chiaramello, remain in custody to appear in London court on Thursday.
- Authorities plan to introduce evidence during the court hearing to connect the vandalism, valued at £7 million , to terrorism-related offenses.
- Palestine Action condemned the proscription as an excessive response and intends to mount a legal challenge, with support from Amnesty International and several human rights organizations.
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Pro-Palestinian activists charged with damaging planes at U.K. air base held in custody
Police said four members of Palestine Action were charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage and enter a prohibited place for purposes prejudicial to U.K. interests, while the Crown Prosecution Service will argue the offenses have a 'terrorist connection'
Palestine Action activists charged over UK RAF base break-in
Four Palestine Action activists were due in court Thursday over a break-in at a UK air force base that has provoked Britain's government to move to ban the protest group. Two aircraft in southern England were sprayed with red paint last week, causing an estimated £7 million ($9.55 million) in damages and prompting the government to seek lawmakers' approval for a ban. The group has condemned the move as an "unhinged reaction" and is challenging i…
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