Climate Researcher Acquitted of Blockade: Acted in Emergency
Climate Researcher Acquitted of Blockade: Acted in Emergency
A climate researcher was prosecuted for disobedience against the authorities after a roadblock in Stockholm
"The District Court considers that climate change is acute and that there is an immediate danger to life, health, and property".
The verdict is a so-called lay judge verdict, where the court's chairman and a lay judge wanted to convict. The man's lawyer, Linus Gardell, calls the verdict historic.
This is the first verdict that addresses the question of the acute climate crisis where the District Court fully acquits a person with reference to the provisions on self-defense, he says.
Another climate activist was previously convicted of the same crime in the District Court but avoided punishment with reference to having acted to protect the climate, so-called penalty waiver. However, that decision was overturned by the Court of Appeal, which convicted the activist to pay a fine. featured