五名巴勒斯坦行动组织激进人士因2024年8月在英国兰开夏郡伯恩利市破坏巴克莱银行分行而被判有罪，法官菲利普·帕里现正考虑以恐怖主义相关罪名对其量刑[1]。这五人分别是布伦登·奥哈根（28岁）、阿曼达·凯利（31岁）、胡美拉·阿提克尼萨尔（31岁）、穆罕默德·马利克（28岁）和阿尔玛·亚尼夫（70岁），他们的破坏行为造成巴克莱银行212,000英镑的损失[1]。
值得关注的是，法官在判决后才提出以恐怖主义相关罪名量刑的考虑，此前检控方和被告均未被事先告知这一可能性[1]。被告穆罕默德·马利克对此提出抗议，表示"法官和控方寻求以红漆和几块碎玻璃对我们进行恐怖主义量刑"[1]。这一做法已引发人权组织和政界人士的批评，他们指责反恐法律被滥用以压制政治异议[1]。
此前，另一起案件（Filton案例）中的四名激进人士因毁坏以色列四轴无人机而被以恐怖主义相关罪名判刑，刑期服刑比例超过三分之二，获释后需遵守15年的恐怖主义通知要求[1]。
Five activists from Palestine Action were convicted of damaging a Barclays bank branch in Burnley, Lancashire in August 2024, causing £212,000 in losses [1]. The defendants—Brendon O'Hagan (28), Amanda Kelly (31), Humeera Atiqnisar (31), Mohammed Malik (28), and Alma Yaniv (70)—now face potential sentencing under terrorism-related charges, despite neither prosecutors nor the defendants being previously informed of this possibility [1]. Judge Philip Parry raised the prospect of applying terrorism-linked sentencing following the convictions, with sentencing scheduled for September 4, 2024 [1].
The move has drawn criticism from human rights organizations and political figures who argue that counter-terrorism laws are being weaponized to suppress political dissent [1]. Mohammed Malik stated that "the judge and prosecution are seeking to sentence us for terrorism over red paint and broken glass" [1]. The case follows a pattern established by four activists convicted in an earlier Filton incident, who received terrorism-related sentences requiring them to serve more than two-thirds of their terms before release and remain subject to 15-year terrorism notification requirements after discharge [1]. Barclays subsequently divested all of its Elbit Systems shares by October 2024 [1].