Netpol @netpol.org
30 Apr 2026 · 7:29 AM #1
https://bsky.app/profile/netpol.org/post/3mkoyeem4xs2h Imagine the headlines if - in somewhere like Russia or China - a senior lawyer
faced a secret trial and potentially imprisonment for expertly representing a
client and, against the odds, aiding in their acquittal for serious criminal
charges.
This secret trial is happening at 10.30 today in London.
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Netpol @netpol.org
30 Apr 2026 · 7:29 AM
Severe reporting restrictions mean there are no headlines in Britain. We can't
mention the barrister who is on trial for contempt of court or the case they
were defending - although it will come as little surprise that it involved the
state's determination to crush Palestine Action defendants
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Netpol @netpol.org
30 Apr 2026 · 10:23 AM #2
https://bsky.app/profile/netpol.org/post/3mkpc3shnyc2h We're here at the Royal Courts of Justice. Both the court and the overflow are
full. If ever a secretive trial was more deserving of the 'Streisand effect',
it's this one.
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Netpol @netpol.org
30 Apr 2026 · 11:27 AM
https://bsky.app/profile/netpol.org/post/3mkpfow34n22h The barrister for the defendant is arguing it is drastic and unprecedented for a
judge in a Crown Court to refer an alleged contempt to the High Court, rather
than deal with it immediately or refer it to the Attorney General to consider
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Netpol @netpol.org
30 Apr 2026 · 12:09 PM
https://bsky.app/profile/netpol.org/post/3mkphyz2qac2h General practice is for the Attorney General to bring contempt proceedings
unless immediate action is necessary. Left unsaid is the likelihood that AG
Richard Hermer wouldn't have wanted the political controversy of prosecuting a
fellow Kings Counsel for a closing speech in a Palestine Action case
on April 29, 2026, 7:06 pm