British judge rules that Palestine Action activists will be sentenced as terrorists

Middle East Eye · June 12, 2026 Human Rights

British judge rules that Palestine Action activists will be sentenced as terrorists Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Fri, 06/12/2026 - 15:00 The ruling marks the first time in UK legal history that protesters convicted of criminal damage face a 'terrorism connection' upon sentencing Off A British judge has ruled that four Palestine Action protesters will be sentenced as terrorists, despite jurors convicting them of criminal charges not connected to terrorism during prosecution. Last month, jurors convicted Leona Kamio, Samuel Corner, Fatema Rajwani, and Charlotte Head of criminal damage in connection with a raid on an Elbit Systems UK plant near Bristol on 6 August 2024. Two other activists, Jordan Devlin and Zoe Rogers, were cleared of the charges.

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