Sweden
Greta Thunberg escapes prison after being convicted of non-compliance
The young activist had his first test in Malmö on Monday. He was fined 130 francs for disobeying police orders during an operation in June.
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Greta Thunberg held a press conference after being fined 1,500 kroner and 1,000 in compensation by the Malmö court.
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For her first trial, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg escaped jail and was fined in Malmö on Monday. Refusal to comply During an action. On June 19, Young Sweden, along with other activists, blocked access to the port of this city in southern Sweden in protest against the use of the port. Fossil fuels And refused to obey police orders.
“It’s true that I was in this place that day, I received an order that I didn’t ask for, but I want to deny”, pleaded not guilty before the court, Greta Thunberg, according to a photographer who was at the place. He explained that he had acted “unnecessarily” in the face of a climate emergency.
To the interviewer, she replied, “No comment.”
In theory a six-month prison sentence – a sentence rarely imposed in this type of case – the activist was fined 1,500 crowns (approx. 130 francs) and 1,000 crowns in compensation. According to the preliminary investigation report, during her interview with the police, Greta Thunberg strongly objected to the questions raised by the investigator and said “no comment”.
According to the complaint, Greta Thunberg, 20, “participated in a protest that disrupted traffic” and “refused to comply with police orders.” That day, he took part in an operation in the port of Malmö, together with the organization “Da Tilbaka Fromtitan”, where the entrances and exits of vehicles and tank trucks were blocked.
A total of six aspirants will be tried out for the action in Malmö
On the side of the “Tatilbaka framðin” organization, the commitment to fight against the fossil fuel industry remains the same. “We young people are not going to wait, but we are going to do everything we can to stop this industry that is burning our lives”, replied Irma Kjellström of “Tatilbaka fårdman”, who notes that in total, six activists of the organization will be judged following the action on the port of Malmö.
(AFP)
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