Arms protesters found not guilty

Peace activists found not guilty of aggravated trespass at a London arms fair

Five peace activists were found not guilty at Stratford Magistrates’ Court in London last week on charges of aggravated trespass at a London arms fair.  The activists, who included two with Quaker links, had been arrested at the London Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEi) fair on 10 September 2013.

Around forty supporters – including Quakers, members of the Christian networks Speak and Christianity Uncut, and members of Campaign Against the Arms Trade – gathered outside the court while the trial was in progress. Braced for the chilly weather, they wielded an array of colourful banners.

Caterer Chris Wood, one of the defendants, said, ‘The legitimacy of the London arms fair as a whole has been seriously called into question through this trial.’

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