Hundreds of demonstrators prevented the road outside the Supreme Court in LondonWhere the appeals of 16 imprisoned climate activists are heard in the condemnation of “corruption of democracy and the rule of law.”
The largest judge in England also heard the arguments in the appeal of rulings Just stop the oil Activists, who are 41 years in prison, whose supporters sat on the road in silence with banners announced by “political prisoners”.
Tim Krosland, of the campaign group, said to defend our jury bodies, which organized the protest, that 1000 had participated in participating in the days before Thursday, but the visual evaluation suggested that the numbers were higher.
“This is hundreds of people who have turned to send a message to this court to silence people and imprisonment who are trying to get good information to the public not fine,” said Crossland. This is the corruption of democracy and the rule of law. It does not support the rule of law.
“What these people were imprisoned is an attempt to obtain information to the public that fossil fuel companies systematically hide the public for decades and decades. Good information is the lifeblood of democracy and for this reason these people were imprisoned, to try to obtain this to the public.”
The demonstrators detained banners showing pictures of prison activists, including those whose cases were heard in court on Thursday, as well as pictures of famous political prisoners such as Angela Davis and Nelson Mandela, who have, said Crossland, “they fought for the freedoms that we enjoy.”
Anchors Hugh Vernelli-Whitezstal and Chris Bacham were among those who joined the protest. “We feel that our basic democratic rights to protest in peace are corrosient,” said Vernelli-Whitestal.
“We are here to be involved with the 16 defendants who obtained the rulings of Drakon last year to completely peacefully protest, as they did so because their consciences asked them from them, and not to achieve personal gains. Now we have a judicial status as it is seen almost the behavior of your conscience as a factor Strong in the sentence – it was a diluted factor. “
Soon after the occupation of the demonstrators, they were surrounded by yellow police officers, warning them that if they did not move, an order will be imposed in Article 14 and they will be arrested. The Capital Police said that the demonstrators left the road at 1.45 pm. “No arrests have been made regarding sitting on the way because there has been no serious disorder,” said a force spokesman.
Inside the court, four of the Royal Justice Courts, Jooslin Leiduard Ki led the crown response to appeals. Last year, Leidward led to the prosecution of five activists who had the longest provisions ever for peaceful protest, in order to conspire to prevent the M25.
Roger Halham, co -founder of Just Stop Oil and Entinction Rebellion, was sentenced to five years in prison in the plot, while the four accused received four years each.
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“The rulings were not wrong in the law and are not clearly excessive,” said Leiduward, the judge committee led by the Lady of Judges Carr Carr.
“These five defendants were the summit of organizing what was supposed to be the greatest turmoil in British history,” added Fiona Robertson, another lawyer of the crown team.
In the court files, the crown lawyers questioned The appellant’s demand that the judges had sinned By failing to deduct their sentences because of their conscientious motive, they insist that such consideration were “conditional on the demonstrators who practiced moderation in the damage they cause.”
Quoted from Car Previous rejection To abolish the crossing of the Morgan Tropland and Marcus Decker, the lawyers said: “The repeated use of the word” may show “it is a discretionary authority, not an obligation, to reduce the sentence imposed unlike the conscience.”
It is expected to judge in a week to six weeks.
