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Jewish Defence League activist wins appeal against assault conviction

June 26, 2015 09:53
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The former leader of the UK branch of the Jewish Defence League has won an appeal against a conviction for assaulting a pro-Palestinian activist.

Roberta Moore had been found guilty in March of attacking two men at a literature festival in Tottenham, north London.

During the incident last summer she had allegedly discharged a dye spray in the face of retired British Library professor and organiser of the festival, Andy Simons before doing the same to festival book-seller Simon Assaf.

But a judge overturned the conviction at Wood Green Crown Court on June 19.

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