The brutal treatment by Britain’s Labour government of the hunger strikers is a step change in this lurch to authoritarianism and dictatorship by imperialist powers internationally. The government made clear from the outset that it would not consider any of the legitimate democratic demands of the political prisoners.
  • ikt@aussie.zoneEnglish
    1012·
    1 day ago

    After breaking through, the activists entered the facility. Inside, they used tools including sledgehammers, crowbars and fire extinguishers filled with red paint to vandalise equipment, walls, and floors. According to the prosecution at their later trial, they damaged drones, technical systems and other sensitive materials, and sprayed red paint to symbolise “blood.”[2] It’s estimated over £1 million in damages were caused to the facility.

    During the break-in, there was a violent confrontation between the activists and responding security staff and police. Bodycam and CCTV footage shown at trial allegedly depicts one of the activists striking Police Sergeant Kate Evans with a sledgehammer while she was on the ground, causing serious injury. The defendant, a then 23-year-old man, is charged with grievous bodily harm. Other police officers reported being threatened and, in one account, having a hammer swung at them.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Filton_Elbit_Systems_break-in

    • Zombie@feddit.ukEnglish
      81·
      1 day ago

      Not too dissimilar to how one of the officers struck a protestor with a sledgehammer mere seconds before.

      Watch the video yourself, it has been released.

      The officer was signed off for 3 months. For a back injury. That’s nothing as back injuries go. The other officer that they tried to spin as also brutally mauled by barbarian terrorists wasn’t even taken to hospital because the injuries were so superficial. This is so clearly an attempt by the police and government to spin one action done in the heat of the moment in an act of self defence as the premeditated actions of an entire group.

      Even if the intention was to grievously harm an officer, GBH is not terrorism. GBH by one member does not reflect the entire group and its intentions. If that were the case then the police are also a terrorist organisation (wait… actually…)

    • Aussieiuszko@aussie.zoneEnglish
      83·
      1 day ago

      Damn what utter fucking legends.

      When’s the next election so they can kick this scum out of office?