Two Extinction Rebellion protesters have been found guilty of ignoring police orders and have been fined.
Three people appeared in the City of London Magistrates’ Court in connection with the Waterloo Bridge protests carried out by Extinction Rebellion in April.
Chief Inspector Galvin appeared in court to explain his reasons for implementing Section 14 of the Public Order Act on 17 April.
He described that he had to resort to the order to try and ease congestion being caused by the presence of Extinction Rebellion on Waterloo Bridge.
Mr Macmillan, from Winchester, changed his plea from guilty to not guilty on the morning of his trial and told the court that this was due to a family tragedy last week. He was given a conditional discharge and fined £300.
Another protester, Miss McDermid, was found guilty. She did not dispute that she was a member of Extinction Rebellion and had been participating in the protest. However, she argued that she was not fully aware that the Section 14 order had been issued.
The judge acknowledged her passionate views on stopping climate change, but ruled that she actively ignored the order from the police and was in breach of the Public Order Act. Miss McDermid was given a conditional discharge and fined £250.
Miss Roden, from Barnsley, was acquitted after the judge ruled that she was not part of Extinction Rebellion and was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Key evidence in the trials of Miss Roden and Miss McDermid were the body cameras worn by the police officers involved in their arrest, who also took to the witness stand on Wednesday.
These trials are taking place throughout London after thousands of arrests during Extinction Rebellion’s April and October protests.
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By Lydia Blundell
Three people appeared in the City of London Magistrates’ Court yesterday, in connection with the Waterloo Bridge protests carried out by Extinction Rebellion in April.
Chief Inspector Galvin appeared in court to explain his reasons for implementing Section 14 of the Public Order Act on April 17th. He described that he had to resort to the order to try and ease congestion being caused by the presence of Extinction Rebellion on Waterloo Bridge.
Mr Macmillan, from Winchester, changed his plea from guilty to not guilty on the morning of his trial. He told the court that this was due to a family tragedy last week. Mr Macmillan was given a conditional discharge and fined £300.
Two women pleaded not guilty to breaching Section 14 of the Public Order Act. Miss Roden, from Barnsley, was acquitted, after the Judge decided that she was not part of Extinction Rebellion and was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Another woman, Miss McDermid, was found guilty. She did not dispute that she was a member of Extinction Rebellion and had been participating in the protest. However, Miss McDermid argued that she was not fully aware that the Section 14 order had been issued.
The Judge acknowledged her passionate views on stopping climate change, but decided that Miss McDermid actively ignored the order from the police and was in breach of the Public Order Act. Miss McDermid was given a conditional discharge and fined £250.
Key evidence in the trials of Miss Roden and Miss McDermid were the body cameras worn by the police officers involved in their arrest, who also took to the witness stand on Wednesday.
These trials are taking place throughout London after thousands of arrests during Extinction Rebellion’s April and October protests.
Two Extinction Rebellion protesters have been found guilty of ignoring police orders and have been fined.
Three people appeared in the City of London Magistrates’ Court in connection with the Waterloo Bridge protests carried out by Extinction Rebellion in April.
Chief Inspector Galvin appeared in court to explain his reasons for implementing Section 14 of the Public Order Act on 17 April.
He described that he had to resort to the order to try and ease congestion being caused by the presence of Extinction Rebellion on Waterloo Bridge.
Mr Macmillan, from Winchester, changed his plea from guilty to not guilty on the morning of his trial and told the court that this was due to a family tragedy last week. He was given a conditional discharge and fined £300.
Another protester, Miss McDermid, was found guilty. She did not dispute that she was a member of Extinction Rebellion and had been participating in the protest. However, she argued that she was not fully aware that the Section 14 order had been issued.
The judge acknowledged her passionate views on stopping climate change, but ruled that she actively ignored the order from the police and was in breach of the Public Order Act. Miss McDermid was given a conditional discharge and fined £250.
Miss Roden, from Barnsley, was acquitted after the judge ruled that she was not part of Extinction Rebellion and was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Key evidence in the trials of Miss Roden and Miss McDermid were the body cameras worn by the police officers involved in their arrest, who also took to the witness stand on Wednesday.
These trials are taking place throughout London after thousands of arrests during Extinction Rebellion’s April and October protests.
