Anti-genocide activists to be sentenced as terrorists for criminal damage

The Starmer regime will sentence four anti-genocide activists as terrorists, despite a rigged court convicting them only of criminal damage.

A jury refused to convict the Filton 24 members in February, but the government — determined to pursue Starmer’s Israel-driven war on UK rights — pushed for a retrial.

At the second trial, the judge banned lawyers from informing the jury of their legal right to acquit according to conscience.

Two of the six accused were acquitted anyway, but four were convicted of criminal damage.

The judge also ordered that jurors could not be informed of his plan to sentence them as terrorists.

Now, with the trial over, that restriction has ended and the Canary is free to report on it.

 

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Supporters are being asked to attend Woolwich Crown Court on 12 June.

The judge also tried to prosecute Rajiv Menon, one of the lawyers representing the activists, for telling jurors about their legal right:

🚨BREAKING — The Court of Appeal has ruled that Mr Justice Johnson had no jurisdiction to refer Palestine Action barrister Rajiv Menon KC for contempt of court proceedings.

These proceedings were brought against Menon after he reminded a jury earlier this year of its absolute… pic.twitter.com/TlwnOEzYFV

— Declassified UK (@declassifiedUK) May 12, 2026

He also ordered a reporting ban so that the media were forbidden even to mention the contempt charge until now.

However, the Appeals Court has rejected the attempt to prosecute Menon, ruling that the judge had no jurisdiction to refer him for contempt of court for lawful speech.

Several people were also arrested for holding signs outside the court that informed jurors about the right to acquit, known as ‘jury equity’.

The Met Police and the government ignored a judge’s ruling from 2024 regarding prosecuting trial protesters. It concluded that informing jurors of their lawful entitlement could not possibly be perverting the course of justice.

The Starmer regime’s voraciousness for unjust prosecutions to cover his own and Israel’s crimes knows no bounds.

Featured image via Filtonactivists.com