UK Judge Weighs Terrorism Sentencing for Activists Never Told of Terror Link at Trial

Five Palestine Action activists convicted of £212,000 criminal damage to a Barclays branch face terrorism-enhanced sentencing after Judge Philip Parry said post-verdict he may apply a "terrorist connection" — a possibility neither jury nor defendants were told of during trial. The CPS says testimony established the link. The August 2024 protest was never classified as a terrorism incident.