Fifth person charged after aircraft vandalised at RAF Brize Norton
A fifth person has been charged by counter-terror police in connection with two aircraft being damaged at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire.
Muhammad Umer Khalid, 22, of no fixed abode, was charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage and conspiracy to enter a prohibited place knowingly for the purposes prejudicial to the safety or interests of the United Kingdom.
Counter Terrorism Policing South East said the 22-year-old was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday. He was arrested on Friday.
Palestine Action claimed responsibility for causing £7m worth of damage when two Voyager planes were damaged at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, on 20 June.
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Four people were charged last month in connection with the security breach and vandalism.
Amy Gardiner-Gibson, 29, Lewie Chiaramello, 22, Daniel George Jeronymides-Norie, 36, and Jony Cink, 24, are accused of conspiring to damage the aircraft and entering a prohibited area.
Palestine Action was proscribed under the Terrorism Act 2000 at the start of last month, after MPs overwhelmingly voted in favour of adding the group to the list of banned organisations with the likes of National Action, al Qaeda, ISIS and Hezbollah.
