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Old Bailey Jury Discharged in Palestine Action Retrial

8/20/2026

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Jurors were discharged after failing to reach verdicts for seven Palestine Action defendants at the Old Bailey.
Prosecutors charged all eight defendants under joint-enterprise doctrine even though none entered the factory.
One unnamed defendant was convicted of criminal damage by a 9-1 majority.
Will Plastow had earlier been acquitted of violent disorder because of insufficient evidence.
A hearing on a retrial for the eight defendants is scheduled for September.

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Jurors were discharged after failing to reach verdicts for seven Palestine Action defendants at the Old Bailey.
Prosecutors charged all eight defendants under joint-enterprise doctrine even though none entered the factory.
One unnamed defendant was convicted of criminal damage by a 9-1 majority.
Will Plastow had earlier been acquitted of violent disorder because of insufficient evidence.
A hearing on a retrial for the eight defendants is scheduled for September.