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Greta Thunberg Pleads Not Guilty to Public Order Offence in London

The charge follows her arrest at a protest against a fossil fuel conference; trial set for February 2024.

  • Climate activist Greta Thunberg has pleaded not guilty to a public order offence following her arrest at a protest outside a hotel in London.
  • The protest was against the Energy Intelligence Forum, a conference bringing together fossil fuel executives and government ministers.
  • Thunberg was among 26 people arrested and charged by the Metropolitan Police for failing to comply with a condition imposed under Section 14 of the Public Order Act.
  • Thunberg and four other protesters, all part of the Fossil Free London movement, were released on unconditional bail and are due to stand trial in February 2024.
  • Thunberg has previously been detained or removed from protests in Sweden, Norway, and Germany.
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