In the final stages of the case, all the defendants except Corner parted from their lawyers to address the jury directly.
Each said they stood by their actions – insisting the crime was justified – and urged jurors to clear them of criminal damage.
Rogers said: “I can say with absolute certainty that this is the best thing I have ever done.
“There is a good chance that because of our actions that night, innocent lives were saved.
“So I will never be ashamed that I was on trial, that I have spent 18 months in prison, that I may face many more.”
The break-in happened before Palestine Action was proscribed by the government on 5 July 2025.
Head’s defence lawyer, Rajiv Menon KC, faces contempt of court proceedings after he was accused of misleading the jury and defying judge Mr Justice Johnson’s orders in the first criminal damage trial.
Johnson set out the suspected grounds for contempt in a ruling on 12 January, and prosecutors suggested that Menon should face possible sanctions.
A hearing at the Court of Appeal to consider the contempt allegation has been set for 15 June.