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This post is well worth sharing and retaining as a summary of the crimes just committed against the Filton defendants by this noxious judge.

[John McEvoy @jmcevoy_2]

I spent all day in Woolwich Crown Court yesterday for the Filton activists' sentencing hearing with my colleague @daniaakkad.

The court heard that the Terrorism Act was never intended to cover direct action protest.

It heard that all of the defendants had been cleared of violent intent and sentencing them as terrorists would mark a historic first for charges of criminal damage.

It heard that the Suffragettes, who did "a bit of smashing themselves", would have been labelled as terrorists but have now been vindicated by history.

It heard the activists' goal was to stop the supply chain of drones and weaponry to Israel as it commits genocide in Gaza.

It heard that attaching a terrorism connection to a case without it ever being heard by a jury was unconstitutional and posed a threat to the criminal justice system itself.

It heard that the "terrorism connection" has been disproportionately used against minority groups and those advocating for them while not being used for neo-Nazis and white supremacists, including the man who killed Jo Cox MP.

It heard that the law has been reinterpreted since the action took place, meaning the activists could have had no idea that what they did could have been caught up in terrorism laws at the time of the protest.

It heard that the prosecution submitted key evidence just eight days before the hearing, giving the defence no time to review it or even discuss it with their clients.

Despite all of this, Judge Jeremy Johnson, who has already tried to refer the defence's lead barrister for contempt of court and been forced to apologise for it, sentenced the defendants as terrorists.

The judgment was handed down within minutes, indicating Judge Johnson had already made his mind up before the hearing had begun.

Being in court yesterday felt akin to witnessing a colonial crime: punishing activists with terrorism offences in order to set a precedent that taking direct action to stop a UK-backed genocide will not be tolerated.

[Saeed🔰 @siqgla]

🗓 13/06/2026
📍Edinburgh, Scotland.
National Demonstration:
Protesters carry pictures of hundreds of 🇵🇸 journalists systematically killed by "israel", during the ongoing Gaza Holocaust.
@ggectee @scottishpsc

[Scottish PSC @scottishpsc]

#Zionism and #Nazism both captured a state and then evolved under the impact of serial wars into racist ideologies that sought the exclusion and eventual extermination of the 'inferior race' whose land and resources their state sought.

[Mick Lawless - Planetary Patriot 🌏 ⏳ 🐨 🇵🇸 @motorcymick]

@ultras_antifaa Been pointing out the links between the far-Right and Zionists for some time

Nazis hate Jews - Love Zionists

They do not make the mistake of conflating Judaism with Zionism
https://t.co/UcrsvE1AyF

[Scottish PSC @scottishpsc]

@ultras_antifaa @tradougcions They usually carry Israeli flags. Yaxley-Lennon
posed on an Israeli tank. What's not to like for a neo-Nazi? Israel is killing tens of thousands of non-white people. Anti-Jewish hatred was convenient in the 30s. Muslims, black people, immigrants are the chosen scapegoat today.

[Scottish PSC @scottishpsc]

A massive concentration of power in the hands of a disgusting White supremacist who will fund the likes of #Yaxley÷Lennon all over the world. Be afraid. Afraid enough to mobilise but not so much that you paralyse https://t.co/YUV0qHNn6x

[Scottish PSC @scottishpsc]

Criminals do not have a right to do called 'self-defence' while they are committing a crime. Simple,really, but the UK media don't get it. https://t.co/DIot9SlkQC

[Scottish PSC @scottishpsc]

@_MegaPolitics This is not true. Netanyahu has already been shown to be an utter monster. It's unnecessary to make things up. Where was this (mis)information supposedly published?

[Scottish PSC @scottishpsc]

Netanyahu May Find His Way Back From Trump's Humiliation..
After another exchange of fire with Iran, Netanyahu's weakness is on full display. After all, Trump is calling the shots. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has led israel into a strategic dead end. https://t.co/irqGPGYaHr

[Scottish PSC @scottishpsc]

Cabinet Minister Avraham Burg reported that Ariel Sharon said in or immediately after a cabinet meeting that"The only good Arab is a dead Arab".

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

"A good Arab is a dead Arab".
A regional super-power wanna-be in one sentence (monumental evidence to be found in Palestine and Lebanon).

Shame on the EU for making 450millions of EU citizens prime trading partners of Israel.

The EU-Israel Association Agreement must be stopped.

[Scottish PSC @scottishpsc]

It is with sadness that we report the passing of Rab Paterson earlier this month. A committed and dedicated trade unionist, throughout his life he worked tirelessly in support of countless causes, including solidarity with Palestine - Read full statement: https://t.co/tioH8Rrswc

[Scottish PSC @scottishpsc]

Don Trumpeone latest threat to an ally: "Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we will have to blow them up.” Ussrael not just a genocider on Gaza and Lebanon but a threat to the world.

https://t.co/WAJjbllynk

[Scottish PSC @scottishpsc]

The Court of Session will deliver its decision on whether to suspend the UK government's proscription of Palestine Action in Scotland tomorrow - THU 28 MAY... Gather at Court of Session, Parliament Square, from 9am.
@CraigMurrayOrg
@DefendOurJuries

[Scottish PSC @scottishpsc]

The fake antisemitism madness is intensifying. Genocidal racists march against 'antisemitism', now officially redefined to mean opposition to Israeli genocide. Marches against genocide are now alleged to be 'hate marches' while Yaxley-Lennon and Farage whip up hatred of Muslims.

[BDS movement @BDSmovement]

In response to the call from Palestinian trade unions to escalate BDS pressure, three trade union federations representing close to seven million workers announced coordinated workplace actions coinciding with the 78th anniversary of the Nakba.

The BDS movement calls on all trade unions, student organisations and wider civil society organisations, across Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales, to take action on Thursday, 14 May.

[Scottish PSC @scottishpsc]

Pro-genocide governments in Europe, eg #genocideStarmer, are refusing genocidal Trump's invite/demand to join his suicide excursion to the Straits of Hormuz. Rats and a sinking ship. Skippered by a deranged bufoon. The Iranians have his measure but he doesn't have theirs.

[Scottish PSC @scottishpsc]

SPSC Statement: Working for Solidarity While Defending our Communities

[Scottish PSC @scottishpsc]

Join the SPSC team to mark this year’s #LandDay during #IsraeliApartheidWeek.
Register / Donate here: https://t.co/7pjKd0O8NJ
Find out more https://t.co/ISOJlC1KNk

[Scottish PSC @scottishpsc]

End 🇵🇸 #WomensDay #PalestineIsNotForSale #FreePalestine

[Scottish PSC @scottishpsc]

This #InternationalWomensDay we highlight the female Palestinian activists, journalists & artists who inspire us to keep fighting for liberation for Palestinian’s and all oppressed people! We also highlight the disproportionate impact war, genocide & famine have on women & girls

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