1/ “Despite being caught red handed with actual paint and on camera smashing up an arms factory with sledgehammers, the twelve good and true found all six activists not guilty of Aggravated Burglary”
juries - not the state - are acquitting activists as the people decide on punishment for crimes that aren’t crimes at all
https://freedomnews.org.uk/2026/02/05/filton-acquittals-the-start-of-a-sea-change/
2/ a jury had cleared the Filton 6 who were found not guilty of ‘aggravated burglary’ for property damage to Elbit Systems UK’s research & development site that supplies up to 85% of the land-based equipment & drones used by the Israeli military.
https://thebristolcable.org/2026/02/palestine-action-filton-6-cleared/
3/ jury nullification is becoming increasingly important as activists are acquitted of non-violent crimes (property damage is non-violence)
best zine on jury nullification:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ENK2g8EuNLi44GwL1C4DVyiWZFrlasU2/view
4/ as the people fight back. the UK High Court upholds the challenge to the banning of Palestine Action proscription in which 2,700 activists have been arrested under terrorism laws. this is a huge legal victory where the courts seemingly side with the people.
#palestineaction #elbit #filton24 #jurynullification #directaction
https://bsky.app/profile/hrw.org/post/3meqyb4jdno2c
