Engineer jailed for blowing up Ulez camera with homemade bomb
A 63-year-old retired engineer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for using a homemade bomb to destroy a Ulez camera in London. The judge ruled the act had a terrorism connection due to the danger posed to the public.
Why it matters
The case highlights the extreme escalation of protests against the Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) policy and the legal consequences of violent activism.
The improvised explosive device (IED) damaged cars and property up to 100 metres away, with shrapnel striking the outside of a child’s bedroom
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An anti- Ulez activist who claimed he “didn’t actually do anything wrong” by exploding a camera with a homemade bomb has been jailed for 15 years.
Retired electrical appliances engineer Kevin Rees, 63, sparked a major police investigation when he detonated explosives in the Ulez camera in Willersley Avenue, Sidcup, south London, at about 6.45pm on 6 December, 2023.
The improvised explosive device damaged cars and property up to 100 metres away, with shrapnel striking the outside of a child’s bedroom.
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