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UK Judge Delays Trial of Eco-Activist Pending High Court Decision on BLM Statue-Toppling Case

Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 3:39 pm
by claireokc
A London court has delayed the trial of a prominent climate activist, saying it can’t go ahead until legal questions that arose from the statue-toppling case in Bristol are resolved. Gail Bradbrook, the co-founder of the climate activist group Extinction Rebellion, appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on Tuesday accused of causing £27,500 ($35,746) in damage to the Department for Transport building in Westminster by smashing a plate-glass window during a protest in London on Oct. 15, 2019. The trial of the 49-year-old—initially due to start on Monday—is now delayed until Nov. 21, and Bradbrook has been released on unconditional bail to return to Isleworth Crown Court for the five-day trial. ...

Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/uk-judge- ... 13265.html