Arms fair protest trial concludes
Arms fair protesters are acquitted
by Tara Craig
22nd April 2016
A London judge has dismissed charges against peace activists who blocked the road outside September’s Defence Systems and Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair. The eight activists argued that they acted to stop greater crimes being committed using weapons bought in the UK.
District judge Angus Hamilton, sitting at Stratford Magistrates’ Court, said the defence had presented clear and credible evidence that illegal activity had been conducted at the arms fair in previous years, and that police arresting the activists had failed to investigate and ensure that it was not happening again.
