Five protesters convicted of criminal damage face sentencing as terrorists

Five protesters convicted of criminal damage face sentencing as terrorists Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Mon, 07/27/2026 - 09:22 Judge Phillip Parry circulated an unprecedented ruling by a judge who recently sentenced four activists as terrorists The defendants allegedly spray painted and splintered windows at a Barclays bank branch in Burnley over its shares in Elbit Systems in August 2024 (Supplied) Off Five Palestine Action protesters convicted of criminal damage for spray painting and splintering windows at a Barclays bank are facing potential terror sentences without the jury’s knowledge. Five defendants – Brendon O’Hagan, 28, Amanda Kelly, 31, Hmeera Atiqnisar, 31, Mohammed Malik, 28, and Alma Yaniv, 70 – were found guilty in June 2026 of causing £212,000 ($283,000) worth of damage to a Barclays branch in Burnley in August 2024. At the time, the bank held shares with the Israeli arms company Elbit Systems .