Court hears Palestine Action defendant suffered from emotional turmoil before Elbit raid

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A British court heard on Wednesday that defendant Julija Brigadirova was suffering from emotional turmoil, including a suicide attempt, during the alleged coordination of a raid on an Elbit Systems plant in Filton. Her lawyer argued that the prosecution's case against her is an assumption, highlighting a lack of direct evidence linking her to the planning of the August 2024 action.

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Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Wed, 08/05/2026 - 10:08 Judge Patrick Field has sent jurors out to deliberate following the weeks-long trial over a raid on an Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in August 2024 Julija Brigadirova is among eight defendants facing criminal damage and violent disorder charges in connection with a raid on an Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in August 2024 (Supplied) Off A British court has heard that a defendant in a Palestine Action trial accused of planning a rai

Court hears Palestine Action defendant suffered from emotional turmoil before Elbit raid

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