Kamran Ahmed, who has not eaten for over two months, told Declassified on Sunday that his body was “twitching” uncontrollably and he fears heart failure.

Ahmed was arrested in November 2024 and his trial is not expected to start until June 2026. Prosecution guidelines say prisoners should normally not be held on remand for more than six months.

Ahmed is among a number of Palestine Action suspects on remand beyond that time limit.

“If I pass out while I have this twitching, I can’t move. I’d probably just end up staying frozen on my bed,” unable to press the alarm button in his cell. Ahmed, who spoke to Declassified by phone from Pentonville prison, described having chest pains and being on the brink of fainting.

He is protesting at being denied bail following his arrest for an alleged break-in by Palestine Action at an Elbit System factory in 2024. Elbit is Israel’s largest arms firm and provides 85% of the drones used by Israel’s army in Gaza.

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      The UK government claiming that the terrorism act would never be used for literally this exact thing when they passed it. And now using it for the thing.

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        I mean, AGBH with political motive is terrorism by any reasonable definition isn’t it?

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                Certainly don’t. But interesting you can’t take a reality check as to the actual court case in question rather than boosterism. I guess the fanatic panic reaction is to start scatter-blasting and who cares about friendly fire?

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                    It has been presented in court, a policewoman with severe spinal injuries which still preclude return to duty after more than a year.

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                  The idea that all bodily harm is terrorism is so obviously ridiculous that I do not understand why you would expect anyone to take you seriously

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                    GBH isn’t “all bodily harm”. Its at the level of life-risking or -changing injury.