During her closing speech on Wednesday afternoon, Rogers told jurors: “As you perhaps realise by now, I have decided to represent myself.”
The defendant explained this decision was not because her barrister was doing a “bad job”, adding they had become “close friends”.
Rogers told jurors: “The prosecution know full well that we are right that this factory is supplying weapons to Israel.”
She said she was “so proud” she took part in the action, adding: “I’m proud I overcame my fear and took action because of course I was scared.
“I can say with absolute certainty that this is the best thing I’ve ever done because there’s a good chance that because of our action that night, innocent lives were saved.”
The court previously heard that the group crashed into shutters outside the factory in a prison van in the early hours of 6 August 2024.
Once inside, they used sledgehammers to destroy computers, drones and military equipment and used fire extinguishers to spray the floor and walls with red paint.
