At the end of the #Filton6 trial, the judge, Mr Justice Johnson, ruled that the defendants could not argue they had a “lawful excuse” because of the actions of the Israeli military in #Gaza He also forbade them from inviting the jury to apply the principle of jury equity – the right of a jury to acquit on the basis of conscience regardless of the judge’s directions – or, worse, to inform the jury of it. See my posts about Trudi Warner from #DefendourJuries And this explains why the defendants decided to dismiss their representatives, choosing to speak directly to the jury instead. However, during his closing speech, one of the barristers DID mention a 1670 act, Bushell's Case, that “established the right of juries to give their verdict according to their convictions" That barrister is now up for contempt of court. This morning, I received a reply from an MP who suggested I should be careful as I, too, could be charged with the same. Such is the nature of justice in Starmer's facist Britain 🇬🇧 😲😫 #PalestineAction