Overview

• The three women, aged 31, 34 and 42, have been charged under section 57 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on July 21.
• Two defendants were granted bail pending further hearings while one had her bail application continued for 24 hours.
• Police Scotland’s CTU is investigating the deliberate perimeter breach at Leonardo UK’s Crewe Road North facility and appealing for dash-cam footage.
• Shut Down Leonardo alleges the site produces laser-targeting systems for Israeli F-35 jets, a claim Leonardo UK denies, citing strict UK government export controls.
• Campaigners including the Campaign Against Arms Trade warn that classifying direct-action protests as terrorism risks curbing the right to peaceful demonstration.