Protesters charged over alleged Palestine Action defence firm raid face 18-month wait for trial
As part of a Palestinian action raid, six protesters accused of entering an Israeli defense company, faced a 18 -month waiting in prison before the hearing.
The alleged attack was estimated in August 2024 that Elbit Systems UK was estimated to cause damage to 1 million pounds on the Bristol site.
The defendants, in the early hours of August 6 when they entered the defense company’s site was allegedly armed with sledgehammer. Elbit Systems UK is a subsidiary of the Israeli defense company Elbit Systems.
Finn Collins, 19, Harland Archer, 20, Salaam Mahmood, 19, Moiz Ibrahim, 27, Louie Adams, 33 and 33 -year -old Liam Mullany appeared in Old Bailey on Friday, was accused of severe theft, crime and severe disorder. They were told that they might have to wait until February 2027 for their trial.
Ms. Justice Cheema-Grubb said to the court that Woolwich Crown Court, where the case will be heard, did not have a hearing capacity of more than six people at the same time, and therefore a history in 2027 was temporarily corrected.
Approximately 24 people were accused in connection with the incident.
Elbit Systems UK may be close to earning a defense contract of 2 billion pounds for army collective education service. The British Defense Program is one of the consortium of defense companies that will overhaul the army training and offers a 15 -year contract. Times notified.
22 -year -old Muhammad Umer Khalid appeared on Friday in connection with a separate event in connection with the Palestinian action. Khalid was allegedly participating in the attack on two planes in Raf Brize Norton, which was damaged by an estimated £ 7 million to Voyager planes.
On June 20, 2025, the protesters in E-SCOOTERs entered the military base and used fire extinguishers to spray red paint and threw metal plates into the engines.
Following the Norton incident, the Palestinian action was banned as a terrorist group, which expressed the support of the group or the support of the group.
Khalid is accused of conspiracy and conspiracy to enter into a deliberately prohibited place for prejudiced purposes for British national security.
He was detained with a judgment date for January 2027. Stockport, Khalid of Greater Manchester, the fifth person to be accused of an incident.
