Judge was fair in the Extinction Rebellion trial | Stroud News and Journal
The legal system Guy Williams thinks it ‘beggars belief’ that a jury found six Extinction Rebellion protesters not guilty of criminal damage at the Shell building (‘Climate Action,’ Letters 5 May 2021). As one of the defendants, I was present throughout the trial and I must correct his statement that the jury was ‘slated’ by the judge. On the contrary, the judge was deeply respectful towards the jury throughout and thanked them after their verdict. It would have been improper for him to ‘clearly disagree’ as Mr Williams guesses. The judge advises the jury on the law; the j...