Note that here Festus indicates that it is all the Jewish people, not merely the Jewish leaders (see vv. 2, 7, 15), who have brought accusations against Paul.
Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Nida, Eugene A. A Handbook on The Acts of the Apostles. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1972. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .