Judge Dismisses Charges Against Greenpeace Activists Who Scaled Sunak's Home

The activists were cleared of criminal damage due to insufficient evidence linking them to roof damage during the protest.

Four Greenpeace activists staged a protest on Rishi Sunak’s North Yorkshire home last August, demanding no new oil licenses.
The activists were accused of causing £2,937.96 worth of damage to 15 roof tiles during the five-hour demonstration.
District Judge Adrian Lower ruled the evidence was too tenuous to convict the activists of criminal damage.
Defense argued the roof already had pre-existing damage and that the evidence provided was unreliable.
Activists emphasized the importance of peaceful protest in democracy and criticized recent anti-protest laws.