I`m Proud To Be One Of The Stansted 15 - This Is Our Story
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On Monday 10 December, two months after the trial began, myself and the 14 other activists that make up the Stansted 15 were convicted of “intentional disruption of an aerodrome in such a way that is likely to endanger the safe operation of the aerodrome�. This is a terror-related charge that carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. As we were called into court that morning, I knew we were being found guilty. The direction of the trial and the way the judge’s description framed things, there was no way we were getting a unanimous acquittal. And so, we sat there holding each other’s hands listening as one by one, we each had our names read out, followed by the word...