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Judge’s Plan to Add ‘Terrorist Connection’ to Palestine Action Sentences Prompts Mass Complaint

Campaigners say the challenge could determine whether judges may sentence protesters as terrorists without terror convictions.

Overview

  • Supporters filed a formal complaint to the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office on Friday and the defendants’ application to recuse Mr Justice Jeremy Johnson is due for a hearing on Monday, with sentencing set for Friday 12 June.
  • Four activists — Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Leona Kamio and Fatema Rajwani — were convicted of criminal damage at a retrial while two co‑defendants were acquitted, and Corner was also found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm.
  • Johnson ruled in a preparatory decision that there 'appeared to be a