Activists Plead Not Guilty to Crown Jewels Stunt

0:00On April 27, four activists just pleaded not guilty to criminal damage charges after hurling Apple Crumble and custard at the Crown Jewel's display. In London's Tower of London, we're talking Fatima Ali, a 19-year-old from Tower Hamlets, Mary and Crunch, 22 from Leeds, Mark Preston, also 22 from Tower, Hamlets, and Matthew Cooper, 60 from Bath. This went down on December 6th when they slammed a tray of Crumble and slosh custard onto the glass case protecting the Imperial State Crown. Prosecutors say the stunt caused about 600 pounds in damage to the glass case, a brass handrail, and a stone plinth. Footage from the group shows one activist smashing the dessert right onto the protective glass, while another yelled that Britain is broken and called. Folks that join their cause online. They even unfurled a banner saying democracy has crumbled and it's time to tax the rich. That Crown inside holds major weight. King Charles wore it at his 2023 coronation, and it sat on Queen Elizabeth II's coffin.

1:03During her lying in state and funeral, the activists move highlights their beef with wealth inequality, pointing out how the poorest 10% pay way higher effective taxes than the... Richest. Ali and Crunch also denied messing up a female guard's uniform cape and shoes worth 30 pounds. The judge led all four out on unconditional bail. Their trial kicks off November 30th at the City of London Magistrate's Court, as these protests keep pushing for citizen-led changes to tax the ultra-wealthy and rethink power.