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Plastow Granted Bail to See Mother, Faces Elbit Raid Trial

7/18/2026

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William Plastow testified that bail was granted only to spend his mother’s final days with her.
He remains on trial for damage from the August 2024 Palestine Action raid on Elbit Systems’ Filton factory.
Forensic analysis of Plastow’s phone and laptop found no encrypted documents, Signal calls, or searches before 6 August 2024.
He said he was surprised when activist Charlotte Head arrived in a prison van on 3 August to collect the equipment.

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William Plastow testified that bail was granted only to spend his mother’s final days with her.
He remains on trial for damage from the August 2024 Palestine Action raid on Elbit Systems’ Filton factory.
Forensic analysis of Plastow’s phone and laptop found no encrypted documents, Signal calls, or searches before 6 August 2024.
He said he was surprised when activist Charlotte Head arrived in a prison van on 3 August to collect the equipment.