A Swedish court on Monday found climate change activist Greta Thunberg guilty of disobeying police and fined her 1,500 Swedish kronor (about US$144), Deutsche Welle (DW) reported.
Thunberg, 20, has been charged and convicted of refusing to obey police orders during June’s climate change protests in the Swedish oil port of Malmö, the Malmo District Court ruled on Monday. according to to Reuters.
The official indictment alleges that she participated in a traffic-obstructing demonstration and “refused to participate.” ahPolice ordered him to leave the scene.” Around DW Thunberg He admitted to disobeying police, but pleaded not guilty, arguing that his actions were necessary. “I was right in that place that day, and I was right in receiving orders I didn’t hear,” she said. according to AFP: “But I want to deny the crime.”
#update Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Monday admitted to disobeying police at a rally in the city of Malmö last month, but denied committing a crime. pic.twitter.com/uBb87oau3J
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Thunberg justified her actions in response to an “emergency situation threatening life, health and property”. (Related: Doomsday is delayed! Greta Thunberg deletes tweet predicting climate apocalypse if fossil fuels aren’t abandoned by 2023)
Thunberg’s crime technically carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison, but offenders usually only receive a fine, said prosecutor Charlotte Ottosen. Said The local paper Sdvenskan.
After the verdict, Thunberg quickly returned to work and soon took part in a sit-in protest at an oil tanker base in Malmö, the same kind of protest that fined her, Sdvenskan said. report.
