1. El veredicto de absolución por robo agravado.
Un jurado en el Tribunal de la Corona de Woolwich absolvió a seis activistas de los cargos más graves tras una incursión en la planta de Filton, aceptando en parte los argumentos de la defensa sobre la prevención de un daño mayor.
- Six palestine action protestors have been acquitted by a jury of aggravated burglary following a break-in at an elbit systems uk factory near bristol in august 2024.
- The jury accepted lawful excuse. When is property damage not a crime? when it aims to prevent a greater one.
- The jury refused to convict any of the defendants of criminal damage. Yet five of the group had admitted in court to destroying israeli weapons and equipment belonging to elbit at the factory.
2. Impacto de la prisión preventiva y el uso de leyes antiterroristas.
Los acusados, conocidos como parte de los "Filton 24", enfrentaron periodos prolongados de detención antes del juicio, lo que ha generado críticas sobre la desproporcionalidad de las medidas estatales.
- The six activists were also not convicted of other charges, having spent 18 months in jail awaiting trial. 18 mths of wrongful imprisonment, i hope they sue for millions.
- The filton 18 have been held in prison for over 6 months under terrorism legislation, for damaging weapons produced at the israeli elbit factory near bristol.
- Zoe rogers, 21, has not been charged with a terrorist offence. Yesterday, she marked a year in detention without trial inside hmp bronzefield, a high-security prison.
3. La proscripción de Palestine Action y futuros procesos legales.
A pesar de las absoluciones, el grupo permanece bajo designación terrorista por el gobierno británico, y la fiscalía ha confirmado su intención de buscar nuevos juicios por los cargos donde no hubo consenso.
- This action was one of the main reasons the govt. Proscribed pa as a terrorist organisation. Nearly 300 people have been arrested for showing support.
- Palestine action activists face criminal damage retrial over elbit factory raid prosecutor deanna heer kc told woolwich crown court a retrial would be pursued on all the charges which had not ended in verdicts.
- Israeli arms firm elbit systems lobbied the home office for a retrial after criminal charges against palestine actions co-founders were dismissed.
4. Detalles del incidente y acusaciones de violencia en la planta.
Los informes detallan una operación que incluyó el uso de un vehículo para embestir las instalaciones y enfrentamientos que resultaron en lesiones a personal de seguridad y agentes de policía.
- On 06 august 2024, palestine action drove a prison van into the gates of the bristol hq of elbit systems and attacked a police, security and staff with a sledgehammer.
- One of the victims faced hospitalisation with spinal injuries, and another faced head injuries.
- The not guilty verdicts of aggravated burglary failure to convict of violent disorder means the jury did not accept the prosecution case that the defendants entered the elbit weapons factory with the intention of using the items they carried as weapons.