A 36-year-old man, Lewis Hawkes, has been charged with five counts of attempted murder, aggravated by a terrorist connection, following a series of attacks in Edinburgh. The incidents targeted Muslims and people of color, leaving five men injured.
A 36-year-old man is charged with five attempted murders with a terrorist connection after a series of attacks in Edinburgh targeting Muslims and people of colour, leaving five men injured and the community deeply traumatised.
Four Palestine Action activists have been sentenced to lengthy custodial terms for damaging drones and equipment at an Elbit Systems UK factory. A judge ruled there was a "terrorist connection" to the offences, citing the planned nature of the attack and its aim to intimidate the government and public for political causes. The damage caused was estimated at £1.2m.
Judge’s ruling was not disclosed to jurors in two trials and can only now be revealed after reporting restrictions liftedFour Palestine Action activists convicted after a retrial over a violent protest at an Israeli arms manufacturer’s UK site face being sentenced as terrorists despite the jury not being told this.In an unprecedented move in a criminal damage case, the judge, Mr Justice Johnson, ruled before the first trial that there appeared to be a “terrorist connection” to the offences – even though the protest took place before Palestine Action was proscribed – but this could not be told to the jury. The finding and the restriction on telling the jury continued for the retrial. Continue reading...
