
Aristocrat cleared over protest at Israeli arms firm
A Scottish aristocrat and a group of pro-Palestinian protesters who sprayed the London headquarters of Israel’s largest arms firm with paint have been cleared of plotting to cause criminal damage.
Doone Stormonth-Darling, 28, Flora Thomas, 28, Joley Thomas, 31, Anthony Bardos, 58, and Jocelyn Cooney, 27, were said to have targeted the offices of Elbit Systems with almost military precision. All five denied the charges at Southwark crown court and were cleared of conspiracy to damage property.