U.K. Judge Acquits Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Over Oil Industry Conference Protest

TIME

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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00:00 Just give them a picture and then you're alright.

00:07 I have a short statement to make on behalf of all five defendants.

00:18 The charges against them were rightly dismissed.

00:21 The conditions imposed on the protest were unclear, uncertain and unlawful.

00:28 They were unlawful because they disproportionately interfered with our clients' right to free speech.

00:35 The government should stop prosecuting peaceful protesters and instead find ways to tackle the climate crisis.

00:46 Indeed, they should stop defending the litigation that will explore oil fields such as Rosebank

00:53 and instead join with all of the young people here today and throughout the UK and throughout Europe

01:00 to try and protect our planet.

01:02 Thank you.

01:04 (cheering)

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