US EditionGreta Thunberg charged again for disobeying police order
- Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with disobeying a police order for the second time, following her conviction and fine in July for the same offense.
- Thunberg and other activists from Reclaim the Future protested without a permit, blocking a road for oil trucks in Malmo harbor. This led to the disruption of car traffic and resulted in their forced removal by the police.
- Thunberg could face a harsher sentence, as failure to obey a police order carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison.
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Greta Thunberg charged after failing to comply with police
Climate Activist Greta Thunberg has been charged after failing to comply with police orders. The 20-year-old was protesting at a busy port in Sweden when she was ordered to move on. She was convicted and fined in July for a similar offence after refusing to leave a demonstration which blocked traffic at a harbour. The prosecutor deemed Ms Thunberg and political activist group Reclaim the Future had not been authorised to protest. Her second tri…
Greta Thunberg could face jail time after second blockade of Swedish oil port
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was charged for a second time on Friday for not leaving a protest near an oil terminal after police ordered her to do so. The new charge comes less than two months after Thunberg, who launched the School Strike for Climate movement five years ago in August, was convicted for the same offense. If convicted again, Reuters reported, she could face up to six months in prison. "It is absurd that those who act…
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