A 76-year-old grandmother and 11 other activists have been spared jail for causing disruption on the M25. The protesters were found to be in contempt of an injunction aimed at restricting protest. Two activists received suspended sentences, while others were found to have not been made aware of the injunction.
A 76-year-old grandmother is among 12 activists spared jail for causing "massive disruption" on the M25 .
Delivering his ruling in London earlier, Mr Justice Soole found Ms Delap and nine other activists had not been made aware of an injunction by a Just Stop Oil mentor prior to the protest, describing the omission as a "significant failure and breach of trust".Referring to these 10 defendants, he said: ""Having listened to each of these defendants my conclusion is that each of them have told the honest truth. I do not accept that they have lied to the court.
"Her actions caused massive disruption to the M25 and members of the public. The mitigating factors include her apology and her statement explaining she would not breach court injunctions in the future."
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