Four Palestine Action activists sentenced to over 25 years under terrorism law for Bristol arms factory raid
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JOHN McEVOY, DANIA AKKAD
Summary
Four activists from the Palestine Action group have been sentenced to over 25 years combined in prison for a 2024 raid on an Israeli arms factory in Bristol. In a landmark ruling, Judge Johnson applied a "terrorism connection" under the Sentencing Act, marking the first time protesters have been given lengthy terror-related sentences for criminal damage against an Israeli arms company. Charlotte Head and Leona Kamio received six years each, Fatema Zainab Rajwani received five years, and Samuel Corner received a significant sentence as well.
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Four Palestine Action activists have been sentenced to a combined total of more than 25 years in prison.
Head and Kamio were given six years, Rajwani received five years.
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