Six Palestine Action activists face a retrial after being acquitted in February following over a year in prison. If convicted, the six Palestine Action activists and 18 others will likely be sentenced as terrorists, facing long prison terms. The jury has not been notified about the ‘terrorist’ designation, and the British media cannot report this information under a court order. Activists will also be prohibited from telling jurors how their efforts sought to impede the Gaza genocide. The prosecution followed […]
By spray painting fighter jets. I believe that this was based on paint having got into the engine and necessitated a full rebuild or something similar.
But the figure came from the company who lease the aircraft to the RAF, and the MoD have never substantiated it or released their own.
It started when Yvette Cooper took it upon herself to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist group. She can’t tell you why. You just have to trust her. 🤷♀️
Didn’t this whole thing start over like $10000 of property damage?
£7 million, but the figure is completely unsubstantiated and the aircraft in question were flying within a few weeks, so it’s likely to be a lot less.
How did they do £7M of damage?
By spray painting fighter jets. I believe that this was based on paint having got into the engine and necessitated a full rebuild or something similar.
But the figure came from the company who lease the aircraft to the RAF, and the MoD have never substantiated it or released their own.
It started when Yvette Cooper took it upon herself to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist group. She can’t tell you why. You just have to trust her. 🤷♀️