How worried is the Govt.

[chrismayla6@zirk.us]

How worried is the Govt. that Palestine Action protestors have the sympathy of juries?

enough to hide from the jury the fact that they would e sentenced not as criminals (having been convicted of criminal damage) but rather as terrorists.

At best, its a grossly unjust manipulation of procedure, and at worst brings the justice system into disrepute as juries are being lied to (albeit by omission).

This Govt.'s 'respect' for the rule of law seems ever weaker!

#politics
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/12/palestine-action-activists-elbit-protest-terrorist-connection-ruling

[mukto_manob@mastodon.social]

@ChrisMayLA6 I think this is why they're trying to fast track some trials to bypass Juries and as a cause saying that to cut down the backlogs! But the actual intention is more visible now.

[gcvsa@mstdn.plus]

@ChrisMayLA6 It seems to me that this would be grounds for overturning any conviction, since it constitutes material fact having been withheld from the jury's consideration that could have resulted in a refusal to convict on those charges.

[http_error_418@hachyderm.io]

@ChrisMayLA6 why the fuck do we even have separate sentencing for terrorists? The whole point of trying them in civilian courts is to emphasise that terrorists *are* criminals as opposed to enemy combatants in a war.

[hoare_spitall@mastodon.world]

@ChrisMayLA6 Well said Sir!

[tribactam@social.vivaldi.net]

@ChrisMayLA6 What I don't understand in these cases, is how it is legal that this is hidden from the juries.

Lying by omission is still lying.

Is this a consequence of Labour's law-making?