Six Britons acting for Wagner group jailed for arson attack on UK warehouse (www.theguardian.com)
from Vaya@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 24 Oct 18:30
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TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com on 24 Oct 18:53 next collapse

Is Article 5 really that toothless ?

NABDad@lemmy.world on 24 Oct 20:21 collapse

If the UK doesn’t invoke Article 5, NATO has no involvement.

WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social on 24 Oct 19:37 next collapse

Sounds like terrorism.

eleijeep@piefed.social on 24 Oct 20:14 collapse

Dylan Earl was handed 17 years and a further six years on extended licence for his “leading role”. Jake Reeves, from Croydon in south London, was given 12 years in prison with one year on extended licence. The offences they admitted made them the first to be convicted under the National Security Act 2023.

Jakeem Rose, 23 and also from Croydon, was jailed for eight years and 10 months. Nii Mensah, 23, from Thornton Heath, south London, was sentenced to nine years and 21-year-old Ugnius Asmena, who was homeless, was given seven years. The trio were each found guilty of aggravated arson and handed a further year on extended licence by the judge.

Ashton Evans, a 20-year-old drug dealer from Newport in Gwent, was jailed for nine years plus a further year on extended licence after being found guilty of failing to disclose information about terrorist acts relating to another plot in Mayfair.