Cressie Gethin, a prominent supporter of the environmental group Just Stop Oil, is set to stand trial at Isleworth Crown Court starting today. Gethin faces charges of causing a public nuisance after she climbed a motorway gantry above the M25 on July 20, 2022, as part of a protest against fossil fuel projects.
The trial, presided over by Judge Duncan, is expected to last a week. Gethin was arrested alongside four other supporters of Just Stop Oil who climbed gantries in two other locations on the M25. Their demonstration aimed to demand the government cease licensing and consenting to new fossil fuel projects in the UK.
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