"So the 'Gal Gadot eight' court trial, the case has been dropped - I kid you not. "I was due in tomorrow for the second plea hearing, because, remember, on the first one, they had to postpone it because the CPS wanted to do more investigations. "Well they did, and they were like, 'What the hell police, what have you brought to our doors? And we're not taking it to court. We ha"
"The case has been discontinued after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Metropolitan Police decided the evidence did not meet the "threshold" for a prosecution."
"Eight people were charged with offences of watching or besetting a house or place to compel the abstention or doing of a lawful act, which falls under the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act."
Eight people arrested between April and May for alleged repeated disruption at filming locations across London had their case discontinued after the CPS and Metropolitan Police concluded the evidence did not meet the threshold for prosecution. The arrests followed reports of disruptions while The Runner was shooting in the city. The eight were charged with offences under provisions concerning watching or besetting a house or place under the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act. The Met said the film had been targeted solely because an actress involved in the production is Israeli. One protester reported lawyers informed them the case had been dropped.
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