Greta Thunberg hauled away by police in new protest hours after court

July 24, 2023

Does she WANT to go to jail? Brazen Greta Thunberg is hauled away by police in Sweden – hours after walking out of court with £120 fine for her part in previous eco protest

Thunberg was detained just hours after being fined for disobeying cops in June
In court, the activist said she acted ‘out of necessity’ due to the climate crisis

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was hauled away by police in Sweden today just hours after walking out of court with a £120 fine for her part in a previous eco protest.

The 20-year-old appeared at Malmö District Court this morning, but just hours later sat on the road leading to an oil terminal at a Swedish port as part of a new protest.

Thunberg was carried away by police after blocking the road and putting out a sign which read ‘I block tanker trucks’.

At the hearing, Thunberg, who inspired a global youth movement demanding stronger efforts to fight climate change, had admitted that she had disobeyed the police order at another protest in the same spot in June – but pleaded not guilty, saying she had acted out of necessity.

‘My actions are justifiable,’ Thunberg told the court, according to the Sydsvenskan newspaper. ‘I believe that we are in an emergency that threatens life, health and property. Countless people and communities are at risk both in the short term and in the long term.’

After a short trial, the court found that she was still liable for her actions and sentenced her to pay a fine of 1,500 kronor (£112) plus an additional 1,000 kronor to the Swedish fund for victims of crime.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was lifted away by police after taking part in a new climate action in Oljehamnen today hours after a hearing for a previous protest

Thunberg (left, today) was carried away by police after blocking the road and putting out a sign which read ‘I block tanker trucks’

Climate activist Greta Thunberg pictured waiting at the District Court in Malmo, Sweden, July 24

Climate activist Greta Thunberg smiled as she arrived at court to discover if she will be jailed after being charged with disobeying a police order

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg protests on the street on the day of a court appearance at the Malmo District Court, in Malmo, Sweden July 24

Greta Thunberg, centre, and other activists block the entrance to an oil facility in Malmo, Sweden, Monday, July 24

‘It is absurd that those who act in line with science should pay the price for it,’ Thunberg told reporters in the court.

Asked if she would exercise more caution in the future following her fine, Thunberg said they would ‘definitely not going to back down’.

‘We know that we cannot save the world by playing by the rules because the laws have to be changed,’ the activist said.

‘It is absurd that the ones acting in line with the science, the ones blocking the fossil fuel industry are the ones having to pay the price for it,’ she added.

Thunberg and other activists were detained after they stopped traffic in the oil terminal of the port in Malmö, southern Sweden, on June 19.

The June rally, organised by environmental activist group ‘Ta tillbaka framtiden’ (Reclaim the Future), tried to block the entrance and exit to the Malmo harbour to protest against the use of fossil fuel.

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‘We choose to not be bystanders, and instead physically stop the fossil fuel infrastructure,’ Thunberg said in an Instagram post at the time.

‘We are reclaiming the future.’

Thunberg was charged earlier this month because she had refused to comply with police orders to leave the scene during the protest, according to Swedish Prosecution Authority spokeswoman Annika Collin and a statement from prosecutors.

She was pictured grinning as she arrived at the Malmö District Court this morning ahead of the hearing.

She joined the Malmö protest organised by environmental activist group ‘Ta tillbaka framtiden’ (Reclaim the Future) as they attempted to block the entrance and exit to the harbour to protest the use of fossil fuel.

On July 5, the group said: ‘After blocking the activities that are burning our future, we are now being charged with criminal offences.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is detained by police during an action for blocking the entrance to an oil facility in Malmo, Sweden, Monday, July 24

Police remove Greta Thunberg as they move climate activists from the organization Ta Tillbaka Framtiden in Malmo, Sweden, June 19 (pictured)

Climate activist Greta Thunberg of Sweden leaves a court room after a hearing in Malmo, Sweden, Monday, July 24

Police talk to Greta Thunberg as they remove climate activists from the organisation Ta Tillbaka Framtiden from the road, who blocked the entrance to Oljehamnen in Malmo, Sweden, on June 19

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who had been charged of disobeying police at a rally last month during a climate action in the Norra hamnen neighbourhood in Malmo, speaks during a press conference at the District Court in Malmo, Sweden on July 24

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, charged after a climate action in the Norra hamnen neighbourhood in Malmo, arrives for the start of her trial at the District Court in Malmo, Sweden on July 24

Journalists take footage as Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, charged after a climate action in the Norra hamnen neighbourhood in Malmo, waits for the start of her trial at the District Court in Malmo, Sweden on July 24

Police talk to Greta Thunberg as they move climate activists from the organization Ta Tillbaka Framtiden in Malmo, Sweden, June 19

‘While charges are being brought against us, the real crime is going on inside the doors we have blocked’.

Greta Thunberg was just 15 when she began her ‘School Strike for the Climate’ in front of Sweden’s parliament in Stockholm.

She and a small group of youths founded the Fridays for Future movement, which quickly became a global phenomenon.

In addition to her climate strikes, the young activist regularly lambasts governments and politicians for not properly addressing climate issues.

At the end of March, she condemned what she called an ‘unprecedented betrayal’ from leaders after the publication of the latest report by the IPCC, the UN’s climate advisory panel.

The detainment in June followed a previous arrest in January, when Thunberg was carried away by riot police officers for the second time in three days while protesting at a coal mine in Germany.

She was among dozens of climate activists who were detained by police officers during protests at a mine in the coal village of Lutzerath, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany.

The activists, who are protesting against the ongoing destruction of the village to make way for a coal mine expansion, clashed with riot police.

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