A pair of activists spray painted parts of the ACC Liverpool to protest against an arms fair in the city.
Susan Ferguson and Ruth Knox were both attending the protest in October last year when they used red paint to write slogans on the walls of the complex on Liverpool’s waterfront. The pair said they stood by their actions as they appeared in court this morning supported by a crowd.
Luke Unsworth, prosecuting, told the court Ferguson, 73, and Knox, 70, were both part of the protest against the AOC Electronic Warfare event, which drew significant opposition inside and outside the city. Liverpool Council and Mayor Joanne Anderson came under pressure to cancel the event before it was held, but while Mayor Anderson said she was 'appalled' that it was going ahead, she said she was powerless to stop it.
