Key facts
- Four Palestine Action activists found guilty of criminal damage.
- The conviction relates to a raid on an Israeli defense firm's UK base on August 6, 2024.
- The activists are requesting the trial judge be blocked from sentencing them due to alleged bias.
- The raid caused an estimated £1 million in damages.
- A police officer sustained a fractured spine during the incident.
Four activists from the group Palestine Action have been found guilty of criminal damage following a raid on the UK base of an Israeli defense firm. Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio, and Fatema Rajwani were convicted at Woolwich Crown Court for their involvement in the incident, which occurred in the early hours of August 6, 2024. The activists are now seeking to have their trial judge removed from the sentencing proceedings, claiming the judge is biased. The raid reportedly caused approximately £1 million in damages and resulted in a female police officer sustaining a fractured spine.