Absolved despite breaking the law: when protecting the climate is above crime

The criminal court of Le Havre (France) has acquitted 16 activists who blocked a lock in a port to protest against a gas terminal, because the judge understands that they did it to safeguard a higher interest: the protection of the planetActivism and sabotage: does a new phase open in the climate protest? Hugo Raguet is a mathematician and computer scientist. He works at the INSA Engineering school in Blois and at the University of Tours in Fran…