Unless all 12 jurors can be convinced beyond reasonable doubt of the guilt of the accused, then a verdict of Not Guilty ought to be delivered.
Why are we even discussing this?
Political prisoner, activist, journalist, hymn-writer, emerging thinktanker, aspiring novelist, "tribal elder", 2019 parliamentary candidate for North West Durham, 2024 parliamentary candidate for North Durham, 2028 candidate for Mayor of the North East Mayoral Combined Authority, Shadow Leader of the Opposition, "Speedboat", "The Cockroach", banned from Twitter so officially more dangerous than the Taliban, eagerly awaiting the second (or possibly third) attempt to murder me.
Because you are not in Parliament, that's why.
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