A London judge acquits climate activist Greta Thunberg of refusing to leave oil industry conference
She and her four co-defendants were cleared on the basis of 'significant deficiencies' in the evidence against them.
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She and her four co-defendants were cleared on the basis of 'significant deficiencies' in the evidence against them.
LONDON (AP) — Climate activist Greta Thunberg was acquitted Friday of a charge 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. The courtroom gallery erupted with applause as Judge John Law told Thunberg and her four co-defendants […]
The courtroom gallery erupted with applause as Judge John Law told Thunberg and her four co-defendants to stand and told them they were cleared of the criminal charge of breaching the Public Order Act. The judge cited “significant deficiencies in the evidence” presented by the prosecutor.
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The police didn’t properly define where protesters should move, and their order to disperse was 'so unclear that it was unlawful,' the judge said