UK climate activists face criminal charges over protest at PM Sunak’s home
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Protesters draped huge sheets of black fabric over British Prime Minister Sunak’s residence in Yorkshire, northern England, while he was out of the country.
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LONDON – Three Greenpeace activists will be charged with criminal damage after they climbed onto the roof of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s home in 2023, in protest against the government’s plans to grant hundreds of licences for North Sea oil and gas extraction.
Mathieu Soete, 38, Amy Rugg-Easey, 33, and Alexandra Wilson, 32, will each be charged with a single count of criminal damage, and will appear in court on March 21, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
The protesters draped huge sheets of black fabric over Mr Sunak’s residence in Yorkshire, northern England, while he was out of the country.
Greenpeace said the protest was peaceful and it would dispute the charges.
“The protest took place at one of Sunak’s several houses, and great care was taken to make sure it was staged while the family were holidaying in California,” the campaign group said in a statement. REUTERS
