Two activists from the environmental organization Just stop the oil They were sentenced to up to three years in prison for blocking a major road nearby London, in what is considered an unusually harsh ruling in the United Kingdom for this type of action. In the early hours of October 17, Morgan Truland and Marcus Dekker They climbed one of the towers Queen Elizabeth II BridgeIt is a bridge used by about 160,000 vehicles a day in east London to demand that the government halt oil and gas development in the country.
According to the prosecutor Adam KingTraffic was banned from 4 am to 9 pm the next day. The two convicted activists b disturb the public peaceThey were sentenced to three years in prison for one year and two years and seven months for the other. According to Just Stop Oil, it is The harshest punishment for peaceful climate action in the UK. You have been punished for the havoc you wreaked and for discouraging others from following you.”said the judge Shane Colliery of Southend Crown Court, in the east of England. Confirming that the work hit Tens of thousands of people, some of them important..
The role of activists
The judge said Morgan Truland, who had been convicted six previous times of posing at the age of 40, played a “leading role”. Marcus Decker, 34, has a previous conviction. from the top of the bridge Morgan Truland Post a video on Twitter.
“I’m willing to do that because I’m not willing to sit back and watch everything burn.”said the bridge design engineer. “I can’t challenge this madness from my desk with bridge design, so I’m taking direct action.” How long Just stop the oil It began its work in April 2022, during which more than 2,000 people were arrested and 138 people were imprisoned, the organization said. The verdict comes as another environmental organization, Extinction Rebellionlaunched four days of action in London on Friday with several parades.
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