Protesters from Bradford Friends of Palestine and Defend Our Juries gathered outside the Crown Court in Bradford in a show of solidarity with the ‘Teledyne 4,’ February 9, 2026 [Pic: Neil Terry]
PRO-PALESTINE campaigners picketed the Bradford Crown Court in solidarity with the “Teledyne 4” today.
Defendants are on trial for the second time for alleged offences relating to a Palestine Action demonstration at the Teledyne Technologies arms factory in Shipley, near Bradford, in April 2024.
Court proceedings resumed after a previous trial fell apart in September when the jury failed to reach a verdict on any charges linked to the action, which was said to have caused more than £500,000 in damage.
Bradford Friends of Palestine and Defend Our Juries campaigners met this morning outside of the court building with signs reading: “Jurors, you have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to your conscience.”
Another large banner called for Teledyne Technologies to “Stop Arming Israel.”
Protesters promised to picket the trial every morning at 9am for each day of the trial, which is expected to last five days.
Defendants Julian Gao, Ruby Hamill, Daniel Jones and Sayed Shah are facing scrutiny over significant damage to the roof of the building and factory equipment.
All four were charged with criminal damage and having articles with intent to destroy or damage property.
In their previous trial last year, the jury deliberated for over seven hours without coming to a conclusion.
When asked by the judge if they were likely to reach a verdict if they were given more time, the jury forewoman said they would not, leading to the jury being discharged.
A Defend Our Juries spokesperson told the Star: “We are outside the court to let jurors know that is it an ancient and well-established principle of British justice that jurors should also bring their conscience to bear on their deliberations to make sure that justice is done in its fullest sense.”
“Judges have been ruling out defences for people who have taken direct action against corporations profiting from Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
“They tell the jury that the defendants have no defence in law and therefore have no option but to convict them.”
Teledyne Technologies has been reached for comment.
The heroism of the jury who defied prison and starvation conditions secured the absolute right of juries to deliver verdicts based on conscience — a convention which is now under attack, writes MAT COWARD
