Just Stop Oil Activists Win Appeal, Sentences Reduced
Several Just Stop Oil activists, including co-founder Roger Hallam, have had their prison sentences reduced following a Court of Appeal ruling.
Hallam’s sentence was cut from five years to four, while other activists also saw reductions in their jail terms. The activists were convicted for organizing and participating in disruptive protests on the M25 motorway in 2022. The court ruled that some of the original sentences were 'manifestly excessive' and did not align with human rights laws.
The decision has sparked political backlash, with critics arguing that the reductions undermine the consequences for disruptive protests.
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‘Manifestly excessive’ Just Stop Oil sentences reduced following critical legal appeal
Cressie Gethin, Roger Hallam, Lou Lancaster, Daniel Shaw and Lucia Whittaker De Abreu were convicted for plotting action that caused major disruption to traffic, with protesters climbing onto gantries over the M25 motorway for four successive days in November 2022.
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Just Stop Oil activists’ sentences reduced in Court of Appeal
Roger Hallam, 58, founder of Extinction Rebellion and JSO, had his jail term reduced from five years to four for taking part in a Zoom call to plan a protest on the M25 motorway that brought the London ring road to a standstill over four days.
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