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Palestine Action activists sentenced as terrorists (www.middleeasteye.net)

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A British judge has sentenced four Palestine Action protesters as terrorists, handing them custodial sentences ranging from four to eight years.

The unprecedented ruling came despite jurors convicting them of criminal charges not connected to terrorism during the prosecution.

On Friday, the presiding judge, Justice Jeremy Johnson, added a “terrorism connection” to their offences.

In a preliminary ruling in March 2025, Johnson found an "appearance" of a terrorism connection in the case, as he said the activists were attempting to influence the Israeli government by restricting their access to weapons. This information was withheld from the jury who convicted them.

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[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net -4 points 1 month ago

What I am saying is that what you’re presenting as a slam dunk …isn’t

Except it is. We're talking about some basic legal concepts here: charges, verdict, sentencing and aggravating factors. To claim that the judge withheld something from the jurors and applied additional charges after the verdict is simply a lie. He applied aggravating factors during the sentencing. Something the law clearly allows him to do in this case.

Now I'm sure some lawyers will argue that the whole concept of terrorist connection as aggravating factor is wrong but this is not what this post or articles claim. They claim something that is clearly false.

I'm also not talking who is and isn't morally right. If you want to address what I'm talking here about (is terrorist connection additional charge or an aggravating factor?) then I'm happy to listen. If you want to talk about something else then please reply to someone else.