Climate Protestors have a sit-down protest outside the Royal Court of Justice
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Just Stop Oil protests staged a sit-down outside of Royal Court of Justice, in response to the ongoing appeal of 16 climate activists taking place inside the court.
The climate protestors have been asked to move to the designated protest area after they marked a short distance and blocked traffic along the Strand.
The sit-down protest is in response to proceedings happening inside that court, where 16 Just Stop Oil activists are appealing their sentences, claiming they were “manifestly excessive”. The sentences were handed last year, following the activists blocking the M25 back in 2022.
Protestors told the BBC, that their actions included climbing on gantries on the M25 and tunnelling under a road leading to an oil terminal.
But protesters outside the court told City News that they are outside court to “protect their right to protest” as they felt it is being taken away from them.
On Wednesday, Danny Friedman KC, one of several lawyers representing the activists, told the Court of Appeal that some of the sentences given were “the highest of their kind in modern British history.”
In written submissions as part of the proceedings, barristers for the Crown Court Prosecution Service reported that the sentences were “neither wrong in law nor manifestly excessive”.
They believe that providing leniency would not prevent the activists from reengaging in more disruptive campaigns.
City London News is covering the ongoing protest directly to hear from protestors head over to @CityLondonNews.
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Just Stop Oil protests staged a sit-down outside of Royal Court of Justice, in response to the ongoing appeal of 16 climate activists taking place inside the court.
The climate protestors have been asked to move to the designated protest area after they marked a short distance and blocked traffic along the Strand.
The sit-down protest is in response to proceedings happening inside that court, where 16 Just Stop Oil activists are appealing their sentences, claiming they were “manifestly excessive”. The sentences were handed last year, following the activists blocking the M25 back in 2022.
Protestors told the BBC, that their actions included climbing on gantries on the M25 and tunnelling under a road leading to an oil terminal.
But protesters outside the court told City News that they are outside court to “protect their right to protest” as they felt it is being taken away from them.
On Wednesday, Danny Friedman KC, one of several lawyers representing the activists, told the Court of Appeal that some of the sentences given were “the highest of their kind in modern British history.”
In written submissions as part of the proceedings, barristers for the Crown Court Prosecution Service reported that the sentences were “neither wrong in law nor manifestly excessive”.
They believe that providing leniency would not prevent the activists from reengaging in more disruptive campaigns.
City London News is covering the ongoing protest directly to hear from protestors head over to @CityLondonNews.
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