CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Further to my post about the #Filton6 and #PalestineAction yesterday From the article:"A Defend Our Juries spokesperson said: “The public will be astonished to learn that in the British justice system a protester can now be convicted of criminal damage for disrupting an arms factory and then be sentenced as ‘terrorists’ without having been convicted of terror charges and with this having been kept secret from the jury."https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/12/palestine-action-activists-elbit-protest-terrorist-connection-ruling

Palestine Action defendants say the govt has made a fair trial impossible & they will represent themselves:“The court hasn't permitted [my barristers] to represent me in a way that does us all justice. So I’ve had to represent myself.”~Charlotte Head“This is not everything that I’d like to tell you, but I’m so scared of the consequences of saying something I’m not permitted to, that I hope this is enough."~Kamiohttps://novaramedia.com/2026/04/30/palestine-action-defendants-represent-themselves-due-to-court-decisions/#UKPol #filton6 #USPol #news #EUPol #Repression .

@Geri @strangetown That is interesting, I wonder if that information would have helped others being oppressed by hostile judges in past trials. Let's hope it gets around though to help future activists.

29 Apr Filton 6 trial: The jury is forbidden from knowing that the judge "can sentence the defendants on “terrorism” charges if they are convicted on lesser criminal charges."Judge Jeremy Johnson, fmr barrister for MI6 & Metro Police, has barred the defendants & their lawyers from referring to:Elbit’s activitiesthe nature of the property damagedthe defendants’ beliefs about Israel’s activities in Gaza, etchttps://thegrayzone.com/2026/04/29/uk-palestine-action-defendants-terror/ #UKPol #EUPol #USPol #Gaza #Filton6 #palestine #news .

Trudi Warner was sitting outside Woolwich Crown Court when the police decided she was breaking some law or other, handcuffed her and took her awayThe trial that is taking place is the re-trial of the #Filton6#PalestineAction