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Cardiff Crown Court Quashes Activists' Harassment Convictions Over MP Confrontation

The judge ruled prosecution was unnecessary because police or civil remedies were not pursued first.

Overview

  • Ayeshah Behit, 32, and Hiba Ahmed, 26, won their appeals at Cardiff Crown Court, with Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke allowing both on Wednesday.
  • The judge said less intrusive options such as a police warning or civil action should have been tried before bringing criminal charges.
  • She found the pair’s conduct was a planned campaign aimed at harming Labour MP Alex Davies-Jones’s electoral prospects.
  • The confrontation occurred in Treforest during the general election campaign, involving leaflets, posters and stickers accusing the MP of supporting genocide.
  • The June magistrates’ convictions and conditional discharges were overturned, as the MP says an edited video of the incident still fuels online abuse.