Two climate activists in England were sentenced to several years in prison on Friday for temporarily blocking an important bridge over the Thames. The British news agency PA reported that a 40-year-old man has been sentenced to three years in prison. A 34-year-old was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison. They had previously been found guilty of disturbing public order.
The two activists from the Just Stop Oil group climbed the pillars of the Thames Bridge in Dartford, east of London, in early October last year (see video above). The suspension bridge is part of the ring road around the British capital and is one of the busiest traffic routes in the country.
The two men climbed to a height of about 60 meters using professional climbing equipment. The bridge had to be closed to traffic for 40 hours.
“They must be punished so that others can be deterred”
Judge Shane Colery of Southend Crown Court justified the harsh sentence with deterrent effect. “You should be punished for the mess you made to stop others from imitating you,” he said at the sentencing hearing, according to the PA.
Source: Krone
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