Ben

“…Campaigners have described the jury’s refusal to convict any of the six defendants of any charges as a “huge victory” and a “powerful affirmation of jury equity and brings to a humiliating end one of the most politically charged trials of this year thus far.”

https://thebristolcable.org/2026/02/palestine-action-filton-6-cleared/

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Palestine Action’s Filton 6 cleared in 'victory for moral courage' - The Bristol Cable

A jury has refused to convict the six activists, who broke into an disrupted operations at an Israeli arms firm on the outskirts of Bristol

The Bristol Cable
Feb 4 at 4:52pmWeb
Show threadDan HattonFeb 4

@benparker

I would be wary of describing it as an "affirmation of jury equity", because that implies that the defendants didn't have a sound defence in law, and I'm not at all sure that's so.