Palestine Action: Jury discharged in Elbit Bristol raid trial
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A jury has been discharged in the trial of eight Palestine Action activists accused of helping to organize a raid on the UK site of an Israel-based defense firm, Elbit Systems.
Ian Sanders, Aleksandra Herbich, Teuta Hoxha, Sean Middleborough, Julija Brigadirova, Hannah Davidson, Madeleine Norman, and William Plastow were charged with criminal damage and violent disorder. They denied any wrongdoing and have been on trial at the Old Bailey since 22 June.
Judge Patrick Field dismissed the jury after 37 hours of deliberations. The Crown Prosecution Service will now decide on a potential retrial. A hearing is scheduled for 14 September to determine the case’s future.
The activists, from Leamington Spa, Brent, Southwark, Liverpool, Chorlton, Edinburgh, and Manchester, were accused of planning the raid, including compiling equipment lists, conducting reconnaissance, purchasing tools and weapons, and coordinating the break-in and its filming.
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