Alleged Palestine Action break-in accused deny charges
Defendants accused of smashing into an Israeli-linked defence firm and causing more than £1 million worth of damage
Last updated 12th Dec 2025
Three alleged Palestine Action protesters accused of smashing into an Israeli-linked defence firm and causing more than £1 million worth of damage have denied the charges against them.
Members of the organisation were allegedly armed with sledgehammers and whips when they broke into the Elbit Systems site near Patchway, Bristol, in the early hours of August 6 2024.
On Friday, Finn Collins, from Whitstable in Kent, Salaam Mahmood, from Southmere Drive in Abbey Wood, south-east London, and Liam Mullany, from Poole in Dorset, were arraigned in a hearing at Woolwich Crown Court.
The three defendants pleaded not guilty to aggravated burglary, criminal damage and violent disorder.
The defendants were detained following a series of raids by Counter Terrorism Policing South East.
Their next court date has yet to be established.
Palestine Action was proscribed by the Government on July 5 this year.