Judge acquits Palestine Action Filton defendant
An Old Bailey judge has declared Palestine Action ‘actionist’ William Plastow, 35, not guilty of the state’s charge of ‘violent disorder’. The case demonstrates why the state is so keen to prevent juries knowing their right to acquit or being told about the political context for damage to Israel weapons factories. The judge in the recent trial of four ‘Filton 25’ activists banned lawyers from informing the jury it could acquit. He banned discussion of political context. He also banned even the press from reporting that he would sentence the activists as terrorists despite no terror charges being brought. The alleged…
