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U.K. Judge Acquits Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Over Oil Industry Conference Protest
TIME
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2/2/2024
Climate activist Greta Thunberg was acquitted Friday of refusing to follow a police order to leave a protest blocking the entrance to a major oil and gas industry conference in London last year.
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Just give them a picture and then you're alright.
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I have a short statement to make on behalf of all five defendants.
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The charges against them were rightly dismissed.
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The conditions imposed on the protest were unclear, uncertain and unlawful.
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They were unlawful because they disproportionately interfered with our clients' right to free speech.
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The government should stop prosecuting peaceful protesters and instead find ways to tackle the climate crisis.
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Indeed, they should stop defending the litigation that will explore oil fields such as Rosebank
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and instead join with all of the young people here today and throughout the UK and throughout Europe
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to try and protect our planet.
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Thank you.
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