Judge rules that damage caused during protest at bank branch not enough to merit terrorism sentencing Five activists who broke windows and threw red paint at a Barclays Bank branch in protest over Israel’s genocide in Gaza will not be sentenced as terrorists, a judge has ruled. Judge Robert Altham told a packed room at Preston Crown Court on Friday that the damage the activists caused with their August 2024 direct-action protest in Burnley was “significant”. However, Altham said he was “not satisfied” that the damage met the statutory measures of “serious damage” required under the terrorism act.  Visibly relieved, the…