Greta Thunberg: Climate activist charged with disobeying police order at protest

Jul 05, 2023 at 9:25 PM
Greta Thunberg: Climate activist charged with disobeying police order at protest

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with disobeying a police order throughout a protest in Sweden.

The 20-year-old environmental campaigner was arrested after allegedly refusing to go away the demonstration within the southern metropolis of Malmo on 19 June.

Activists reportedly blocked oil tankers within the harbour.

A press release by Swedish prosecutors stated a “young woman” – confirmed as Ms Thunberg by the prosecution company – was charged as a result of she “refused to comply with police orders to leave the scene”.

FILE PHOTO: Police talk to Greta Thunberg as they move climate activists from the organization Ta Tillbaka Framtiden, who are blocking the entrance to Oljehamnen in Malmo, Sweden, June 19, 2023. TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson via REUTERS/File Photo

The crime of disobedience is usually punishable with a superb if convicted, however there’s a likelihood the Swede might resist six months in jail.

Ms Thunberg posted on Instagram through the protest saying: “The climate crisis is already a matter of life and death for countless people.

“We selected to not be bystanders, and as a substitute bodily cease the fossil gas infrastructure. We are reclaiming the long run.”

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Prosecutor Charlotte Ottosen stated: “You have the freedom to demonstrate, but you must not demonstrate in such a way that it causes disturbances for others.”

Ms Thunberg will reportedly face a trial on the finish of July.