DrALJONES1d ago

A retrial of Palestine Action activists (acquitted of burglery charges in Feb) is on bogus "terrorism” charges.

"This is what a stitch-up looks like," says UK MP Zarah Sultana.

She "invoked parliamentary privilege to reveal [what] the British public was officially forbidden from knowing."

Reportedly, the jury will not be told that "if convicted, they & 18 others will be sentenced as terrorists."

See UK Hansard 14 Apr and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkzxhQU6QIM

#UKPol #USPol #EUPol #palestineAction #news .

Show threadHein Ragas1d ago
@DrALJONES Wait, how can you be charged for things you have already been acquitted of? Shouldn't that be impossible?
Show threadPeter Brett1d ago

@heinragas I believe they're being tried on different charges. I think in the original trial there were also charges on which the jury was unable to reach a verdict, which are also applicable for retrial

@DrALJONES

Show threadDrALJONES

@krans

Yes, terrorism charges.

I think I read that, at the time of the break-in, the desired laws weren't yet in place. Don't quote me.

@heinragas

Apr 15 at 7:51amWeb
Show threadChris Fox14h ago
@DrALJONES @krans @heinragas
AIUI they are *not* formally being charged with terrorism charges, *but* the judge has been given discretion to sentence them as terrorist-related offenses if found guilty, with long prison terms. This is a new power granted to judges. The jury is not being told this, nor will they hear the defendants' defence. And no doubt the unedited evidence, which appears to paint a different picture of events, will be withheld, again. There's something very rotten here.
Show threadDrALJONES10h ago

@foxcj

Much appreciated, Chris. Do you happen to have a source I can use?

@krans @heinragas @strangetown .

"AIUI they are *not* formally being charged with terrorism charges, *but* the judge has been given discretion to sentence them as terrorist-related offenses if found guilty..

"This is a new power granted to judges. The jury is not being told this, nor will they hear the defendants' defence. And no doubt the unedited evidence..will be withheld again. There's something very rotten here.