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Greta Thunberg charged with public order offence after London oil protest
Greta Thunberg has been charged with a public order offence after she was arrested while taking part in a protest against a conference in London described as “the Oscars of oil”.
The Swedish environmental campaigner, 20, was one of 29 arrested during a protest trying to stop delegates entering the Energy Intelligence Forum at the InterContinental London Park Lane in Mayfair.
Videos showed her being placed in the back of a police van after joining crowds blocking hotel entrances and chanting “oily money out”. Police officers had jostled with protesters to create a channel for delegates to enter.
Thunberg had earlier given a speech to journalists denouncing the conference, a meeting of energy executives and politicians, saying: “We have no other option but to put our bodies outside this conference and to physically disrupt [it].”
[link:https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/18/greta-thunberg-charged-with-public-order-offence-after-london-oil-protest?s=04|
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