The conspiracy trial grabbed the public’s attention as an example of how Britain’s crackdown on gangs disproportionately targets young Black men. In the absence of a clear legal definition for a gang, the label tends to be applied disproportionately to groups of young Black men. One key piece of evidence was a dark, grainy video showing a teenager taunting rivals. The more times that prosecutors played the footage in court, the clearer it became that the man in the video was not Mr. Adedeji. A judge allowed jurors to consider the video but urged them to be cautious before deciding who was in it.

Source: The Times January 16, 2025 05:41 UTC