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EDO decommissioners victory complete!

andrew beckett | 02.07.2010 11:10 | Smash EDO | Anti-militarism | South Coast

Smash EDO

Press Release


2 July 2010 (12:am)

Hove Crown Court, Brighton UK
Smash EDO

Press Release

Press Contact: Andrew Beckett or Simon Marsh

The jury in the trial of seven activists who decommissioned a Brighton
arms factory to prevent Israel war crimes in Gaza in January 2009, have
now found all seven activists not guilty of Conspiracy to Cause Criminal
Damage by unanimous verdict in Hove Crown Court.

The seven entered the factory on 16th Jan 2009, causing nearly £200,000 of
damage and shutting down production. They offered no defence other than
the prevention of imminent war crimes.

Simon Levin, Tom Woodhead, Ornella Saibene, Bob Nicholls, Harvey Tadman
were all acquitted on Wednesday.

The final two Elijah Smith and and Chris Osmond were acquitted this morning.

Chris Osmond said "This action was taken was taken because of EDO MBMs
illegal supply of weapons to the Israeli military. We brough the suffering
of ordinary Palestinians into a British courtroom and confronted with the
evidence they took the brave decision to find that our actions were
justified"

All have now been found not guilty by unanimous verdict.

A press conference will take place at:

1:pm at

Mary Magdalene Community Centre
55 Upper North Street
Brighton

Messages of support have already arrived from Caroline Lucas, MP for
Brighton Pavilion, and Noam Chomsky.

Caroline Lucas said:

'I am absolutely delighted that the jury has recognised that the actions
of the decommissioners were a legitimate response to the atrocities being
committed in Gaza. I do not advocate non violent direct action lightly;
however in this situation it is clear that the decommissioners had
exhausted all democratic avenues and, crucially, that their actions were
driven by the responsibility to prevent further suffering in Gaza.'

Noam Chomsky said

'I would like to express my respect and admiration for those who are
undertaking non-violent resistance to oppose British participation in
Israel's cruel crimes in Gaza.'

News site Ynetnews.com reports that the Israeli Ambassador in London is
'furious.'

 http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3914014,00.html







andrew beckett
- Homepage: http://www.smashedo.org.uk

Comments

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wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

02.07.2010 12:19

This makes me very happy. Arms manufacturers everywhere beware!

yoooooooooop!

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respect!!!!!!!!

02.07.2010 12:52

wonderfull great great news. this should be a warning to all proliferators of war. its time the anti war movement took inspiration and lived up to its name. UK is one of the biggest perpertrators of war crimes in the world...

smash the war machine


on the bbc

02.07.2010 13:44

indy


Great news

02.07.2010 15:07

And f*ck the police!!!

Krop


Secret Police fuck up again

02.07.2010 20:18

First off - well done guys for stopping the war crimes and the jury or aquitting you..

The charge of 'Conspiracy' is almost always for political 'crime'. The Secret Policeman/woman who decided to use this charge is looking pretty stupid now. It would have been easier to gain a conviction using straightforward criminal damage charges, but the NETCU types are so up their own arses they thought it would be easier getting someone for thought crime than actual crime.

I bet they're kicking themselves now, but then it was only tax-payers money they wasted, they're quite used to doing that.

Dimwits!!

(and that goes for Secret Squirrel being paid to sit and read this too).

Cupid Stunts


congrats

03.07.2010 08:35

There will be some partying and celebrating in Brighton that's for sure! This is such great news!! Arms Dealers look out!

well done folks.

fly poster


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