A man charged in relation to alleged plans to bring London Stock Exchange to a standstill has been named for the first time. A Daily Express investigation led to the arrest of six people hoping to cause economic chaos.
Sean Middleborough, 31, of Woodlee Road, Liverpool, will appear at Wirral Magistrates’ Court on Monday charged with conspiracy to cause a public nuisance.
Five other people arrested on Sunday – three women and two men – have been bailed pending further inquiries.
Police swooped to stop Pro-Palestinian protestors shutting down the London Stock Exchange on Monday after a plot to cause chaos was exposed by a Daily Express investigation.
Detectives launched an emergency operation after being passed details of how activists were intending to launch a co-ordinated plan to prevent the building opening for trading.
If successfully executed this would have thrown global financial markets into turmoil.
An undercover Express reporter infiltrated the group and a dossier from a two month probe was passed to police on Friday revealing how the alleged Stock Exchange attack was set to kick-start a week of action by Palestine Action fanatics.
