With the blockade action, oil tankers should be prevented from leaving the port. Greta Thunberg was there – and now has to stand up for it. Because their arguments do not go through in court.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been fined for not following police instructions at a protest in her home country.
As the Swedish news agency TT reports from the courtroom in Malmö, she was sentenced to 30 daily rates of 50 Swedish crowns (equivalent to around 4.30 euros) for resisting state authority. She also has to pay 1,000 kronor (about 86.50 euros) to a fund to support victims of violence.
In June, Thunberg from Stockholm took part in a climate protest lasting several days in the oil port of Malmö, in which, among other things, tankers with oil were prevented from leaving the port. She had reported on the protest herself on social networks and included a picture of herself in front of a truck, holding a sign that read “Jag blockerar tankbilar” (I’m blocking tankers).
In addition to Thunberg, several other activists were also charged, who also refused to clear the street despite repeated requests from police officers to do so.
At the hearing in Malmö District Court, the 20-year-old admitted to taking part in the protest and ignoring police instructions. However, she denied that it was a criminal offense. The climate crisis is an emergency that she has responded to, she said, according to TT. However, the court refused to accept this argument. According to the report, supporters of Thunberg had gathered in front of the courthouse.
A few hours after her conviction, Thunberg again took part in a very similar action at the oil port in Malmö. She again failed to comply with requests from the police to clear the street. In pictures in Swedish media reports you can see how she was carried away by the police. “We are doing this because we are in the middle of a climate crisis. We who can act have a duty to do so,” Thunberg told Norwegian news agency TT.
Source: Stern
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