Two years ago, three men from Ploughshares Aotearoa broke into the Waihopai spy base in Marlborough, and defalted one of the domes covering its satellite dishes. They were subsequently charged with burglary and willful damage. But this evening, they were acquitted by a jury, who agreed that their actions were necessary to save innocent lives which were threatened by the GCSB's spying.
Take that, spies.
