Brighton, England - All seven activists who smashed EDO factory have now been acquitted!

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2 July 2010 (12:am) Hove Crown Court, Brighton UK Smash EDO Press Release Press Contact: Andrew Beckett or Simon Marsh The jury in the trial of seven activists who decommissioned a Brighton arms factory to prevent Israel war crimes in Gaza in January 2009, have now found all seven activists not guilty of Conspiracy to Cause Criminal Damage by unanimous verdict in Hove Crown Court. The seven entered the factory on 16th Jan 2009, causing nearly £200,000 of damage and shutting down production. They offered no defence other than the prevention of imminent war crimes. Simon Levin, Tom Woodhead, Ornella Saibene, Bob Nicholls, Harvey Tadman were all acquitted on Wednesday. The final two Elijah Smith and and Chris Osmond were acquitted this morning. Chris Osmond said "This action was taken was taken because of EDO MBMs illegal supply of weapons to the Israeli military. We brough the suffering of ordinary Palestinians into a British courtroom and confronted with the evidence they took the brave decision to find that our actions were justified" All have now been found not guilty by unanimous verdict.