UK climate activists fear case delays could cost them right to jury trial
Defendants worry that changes could remove chance of acquittal based on jurors’ consciences in defiance of the law Climate activists fear that delays to their cases may mean they lose the right to a trial before jurors, who are typically more likely to acquit them than a judge. Scores of defendants facing trials for protests as long ago as 2021 have had proceedings repeatedly postponed and worry that by the time their cases are heard, government changes limiting the right to jury trial may be in
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Adem Ay, 45, is facing a trial in July next year. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The GuardianView image in fullscreenAdem Ay, 45, is facing a trial in July next year. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The GuardianTrial by juryUK climate activists fear case delays could cost them right to jury trialDefendants worry that changes could remove chance of acquittal based on jurors’ consciences in defiance of the lawHaroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondentSun 21 Jun 2026 10.24 EDTLast modified on Sun 21 Jun 2026 10.26 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleClimate activists fear that delays to their cases may mean they lose the right to a trial before jurors, who are typically more likely to acquit them than a judge.Scores of defendants facing trials for protests as long ago as 2021 have had…
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