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Extinction Rebellion Founder Jailed for Climate Protest

Extinction Rebellion Founder Jailed for Climate Protest

Above: Extinction Rebellion founder Roger Hallam in Parliament Square as Just Stop Oil calls a day of protest in London on October 1, 2022. Image copyright: Guy Smallman/Contributor/Getty Images News via Getty Images

The Facts

  • A UK court sentenced Extinction Rebellion founder Roger Hallam on Thursday to five years in prison. The court punished him for his conspiracy to obstruct traffic on the M25 motorway during the Just Stop Oil campaign over four days in November 2022.

  • The Court also sentenced four other climate activists for their involvement in a conspiracy to cause gridlock and obstruct traffic. The Court characterized their actions as those of a "fanatic" and sentenced Louise Lancaster, Daniel Shaw, Lucia Whittaker De Abreu, and Cressida Gethin to four-year terms.

  • Over the course of four days in November 2022, 45 Just Stop Oil activists scaled gantries on the road, forcing police to suspend traffic. The action caused chaos on the M25, resulting in 50K hours of driver delay and affecting over 700K vehicles.


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