A 77-year-old British climate activist has been released from house arrest and sent back to prison after an electronic surveillance tape could not be placed on her. Putting on a monitoring bracelet failed due to the woman’s very thin arms.
According to the PA news agency, Gaie Delap was sentenced to 20 months in prison in August for her participation in a protest by the Just Stop Oil group on London’s M25 ring road. In mid-November, the retired teacher and other climate activists were placed under house arrest.
According to the report, Delap was unable to wear an ankle monitor for medical reasons. Putting on a monitoring bracelet failed due to the woman’s thin arms. That is why the grandmother has now been recalled to prison.
Ministry of Justice justifies action
According to PA, a spokesperson for the UK Ministry of Justice justified the action with the obligation to enforce sentences: “The law states that any person released as part of a prison release under curfew restrictions must be electronically monitored if so.” is not possible, the person concerned must be taken back into custody.
Friends and relatives of Gaie Delap criticized that insufficient efforts had been made to find a suitable bracelet. Moreover, the woman’s capture cost the taxpayer 12,000 pounds (almost 14,500 euros), considerably more than the purchase of a suitable recording device.
Source: Krone
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