sought to block the five defendants from using any defence for criminal damage, that particular judge did not rule to block all their defence.

Xavi Davies' speech was given by a Filton 25 defendant, and read "We were able to take the stand and talk without restriction about their reasons and strongly held beliefs, based on facts.
We could not only say the word genocide, we could talk of the destruction and devastation manufactured on our doorstep.
We could talk directly, link Elbit Systems to the IDF. Twelve members of the jury heard our evidence and unanimously delivered a Not Guilty verdict because it was impossible to deny.
The five who will be sentenced today, were not granted the same right of defence. [Four, not five].
This was no accident. By blocking evidence, Judge Johnson prevented vital evidence from reaching the jury and has chosen instead, to protect Elbit Systems who are, let's make it clear, supplying weapons to enact a genocide.
Our comrades successfully acted to urgently stop this supply chain and the jury were owed this information on their route to a verdict. A verdict that would undeniably be Not Guilty.