Five deny Palestine Action RAF airbase break-in
BBCFive alleged Palestine Action protesters have pleaded not guilty to offences relating to a break-in at RAF Brize Norton.
The airbase in Oxfordshire suffered millions of pounds worth of damage during the incident on 20 June 2025.
Amy Gardiner-Gibson, 30, Jony Cink, 25, Daniel Jeronymides-Norie, 36, Lewis Chiaramello, 23, and Muhammad Umer Khalid, 22, all deny charges of damaging property and entering a prohibited place for a purpose prejudicial to the safety and/or interests of the UK.
They appeared at the Old Bailey court by video link from prison. A trial has previously been set for January 18 2027 at the Old Bailey and is expected to last up to eight weeks.
Khalid, of no fixed address, Chiaramello, of Brent, north west London, Gib and Cink, who are also both of no fixed address, and Jeronymides-Norie, of Barnet, north London, are next due to appear at the same court on May 1.
No applications for bail were made, and Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb remanded all the defendants into custody.
The incident saw a group of protesters break into the air base and spray-paint two RAF Voyager planes.
Palestine Action claimed responsibility for the incident, saying it was a protest against the UK's support of Israel's war in Gaza.
The British government proscribed Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation soon after.
Previous court hearings have heard the cost of incident has so far reached £1.7m and could rise to just under £15m.
In September, Defence Secretary John Healey said new technology and surveillance had since been installed at the Oxfordshire base, alongside the recruitment of more security guards, making the air base "much safer".
