Simon Brooke"From 2004 to 2006, Keir #Starmer acted as a barrister for five people who had tried to damage RAF planes to prevent them bombing Iraq in Tony Blair’s illegal war that would eventually cause the deaths of more than 1.2 million civilians. He presented a defence on the basis that they were acting to prevent a greater evil.
The legal principle of preventing a greater evil is well established in British law"
29 years ago today, 4 Liverpool women were acquitted after damaging fighter jet to stop genocide
Jury found the four not guilty because they were trying to prevent a greater crime The four Liverpool activists in 1996 (from Working Class History Facebook page via Dave Toller) Twenty-nine years …
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