Climate activist Greta Thunberg was acquitted at the Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday of a single charge under the UK's Public Order Act. The Swedish 21-year-old was arrested during the demonstration near the InterContinental Hotel in Mayfair on October 17 as oil executives met inside for the Energy Intelligence Forum. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 The charges against them were rightly dismissed. The conditions imposed on the
00:05 protest were unclear, uncertain and unlawful. They were unlawful because they
00:12 disproportionately interfered with our clients right to free speech. The
00:18 government should stop prosecuting peaceful protesters and instead find
00:26 ways to tackle the climate crisis. Indeed they should stop defending the
00:31 litigation that will explore oil fields such as Rosebank and instead join
00:37 with all of the young people here today and throughout the UK and throughout
00:41 Europe to try and protect our planet. Thank you.
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