Matthew Cunningham and Imogen May, activists from the Just Stop Oil (JSO) movement, are being accused of “illegal criminal damage” after filming themselves spray painting the headquarters of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. Grant Shapps, the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, referred to their actions as criminal damage, leaving the matter in the hands of the authorities.
Cunningham, 25, and May, 24, admitted to spraying orange paint onto the government building following the department’s issuance of over 100 new oil and gas licenses in the UK. Their protest was part of a series of actions carried out by the Just Stop Oil group on Wednesday, according to the Metropolitan Police.
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