Man convicted for setting fire to phone mast in Merseyside
Following attacks on scores of 5G phone masts across the UK, it seems the British judiciary has finally decided to crack down.
In the first case of its kind a suspect has been convicted for setting fire to the equipment box of a phone mast in the north-western English town of Kirkby (Merseyside).
Michael Whitty, 47, who had previously admitted arson, was jailed for three years via videolink from HMP Altcourse.
The attacks on phone masts in the past three months are driven by conspiracy theories linking 5G networks to the coronavirus outbreak.
Underlining the potency of these conspiracy theories, in many cases the targeted phone masts are not even linked to 5G networks.
In this particular case, it transpired in court that Whitty believed the mast he targeted to be 5G, although there was no evidence to confirm this suspicion.
His lawyer, Andrew Alty, claimed in court that Whitty had a “genuinely held view about the masts”.
“That view may or may not be correct, time will tell”, Alty added.
According to court records, so far this year there have been 13 attacks on phone masts in Merseyside alone.
Six months of rallies in London: Thousands call for Gaza ceasefire
Pro-Palestine activists paint UK Labour Party office red
20% of teachers in England physically assaulted by students in 2023: Study
Columbia, Yale students bent on ending US support for Israeli genocide
VIDEO | Genocide in Gaza
Iran calls on BRICS to play role in stopping Israeli crimes
President Raeisi’s historic visit opens new chapter in Iran-Pakistan ties
Russia: Poland’s talks on hosting US nuclear weapons ‘dangerous’
VIDEO | Israel’s genocide bounty
India’s home minister vows to end Muslim reservation if his party wins
UN expert calls for arms, oil embargo against Israel
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
