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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 9:37 AM, Robert Naiman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:naiman.uiuc@gmail.com">naiman.uiuc@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:</div>
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<div>I'm sure the jury members were thinking of international law among other things. But the defendants were tried in a British court for breaking a British law, Conspiracy to Cause Criminal Damage. It is that law which the jury nullified in the instant case.</div>
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<div class="h5">On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 4:46 AM, John W. <<a href="mailto:jbw292002@gmail.com">jbw292002@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Looks like a clear example of jury nullification, which we have discussed<br>> from time to time....<br>
><br>><br>> On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 3:23 AM, C. G. Estabrook <<a href="mailto:galliher@illinois.edu">galliher@illinois.edu</a>><br>> wrote:<br>><br>>><br>>> Weapons decommissioners found not guilty<br>
>><br>>><br>>> 2 July 2010 (11:am)<br>>><br>>> Hove Crown Court, Brighton UK<br>>><br>>> Final two Decommissioners Found NOT GUILTY!<br>>><br>>> The jury in the trial of seven activists who decommissioned a<br>
>> Brighton<br>>> arms factory to prevent Israel war crimes in Gaza in January 2009,<br>>> have<br>>> now found all seven activists not guilty of Conspiracy to Cause<br>>> Criminal<br>
>> Damage by unanimous verdict in Hove Crown Court.<br>>><br>>> The seven entered the factory on 16th Jan 2009, causing nearly<br>>> £200,000 of<br>>> damage and shutting down production. They offered no defence other<br>
>> than<br>>> the prevention of imminent war crimes.<br>>><br>>> Simon Levin, Tom Woodhead, Ornella Saibene, Bob Nicholls, Harvey<br>>> Tadman<br>>> were all acquitted on Wednesday.<br>
>><br>>> The final two Elijah Smith and and Chris Osmond were acquitted this<br>>> morning.<br>>><br>>> Chris Osmond said "This action was taken was taken because of EDO<br>>> MBMs<br>
>> illegal supply of weapons to the Israeli military. We brought the<br>>> suffering<br>>> of ordinary Palestinians into a British courtroom and confronted with<br>>> the<br>>> evidence they took the brave decision to find that our actions were<br>
>> justified"<br>>><br>>> All have now been found not guilty by unanimous verdict.<br>>><br>>> A press conference will take place at:<br>>><br>>> 1m at<br>
>><br>>> Mary Magdalene Community Centre<br>>> 55 Upper North Street<br>>> Brighton<br>>><br>>> Messages of support have already arrived from Caroline Lucas, MP for<br>
>> Brighton Pavilion, and Noam Chomsky.<br>>><br>>> Caroline Lucas said:<br>>><br>>> 'I am absolutely delighted that the jury has recognised that the<br>>> actions<br>
>> of the decommissioners were a legitimate response to the atrocities<br>>> being<br>>> committed in Gaza. I do not advocate non violent direct action<br>>> lightly;<br>>> however in this situation it is clear that the decommissioners had<br>
>> exhausted all democratic avenues and, crucially, that their actions<br>>> were<br>>> driven by the responsibility to prevent further suffering in Gaza.'<br>>><br>>> Noam Chomsky said<br>
>><br>>> 'I would like to express my respect and admiration for those who are<br>>> undertaking non-violent resistance to oppose British participation in<br>>> Israel's cruel crimes in Gaza.'<br>
>><br>>> News site Ynetnews.com reports that the Israeli Ambassador in London<br>>> is<br>>> 'furious.'<br>>><br>>> <a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3914014,00.html" target="_blank">http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3914014,00.html</a><br>
<br></div></div>--<br>Robert Naiman<br>Policy Director<br>Just Foreign Policy<br><a href="http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/" target="_blank">www.justforeignpolicy.org</a><br><a href="mailto:naiman@justforeignpolicy.org">naiman@justforeignpolicy.org</a><br>
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