Emeritus Prof. Christopher May on Nostr: Four Palestine Action activists have been sentenced not on the basis of the ...
Four Palestine Action activists have been sentenced not on the basis of the convictions for criminal damage (through a jury trial) but on the basis their crime *really* was terrorism (a subsequent decision by the presiding judge).
This not only violates the sanctity of jury trials (the jury was not informed of this possibility), it also is a retrospective legal decision, essentially violating the Rule of Law.
Its a direct attack on civil liberties!
#politics #protest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce950111xk7oPublished at
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