Greta Thunberg got 'final warning' to move before arrest, trial hears - Beritaja

Greta Thunberg was fixed a "final warning" up of her apprehension for refusing to move during a protestation in cardinal London, her proceedings has been told.

The 21-year-old ambiance campaigner was portion of a demonstration adjacent Mayfair's InterContinental Hotel connected 17 October past twelvemonth arsenic lipid executives gathered wrong for a meeting.

Protesters started to meet astatine The tract astatine astir 7.30am and constabulary talked to The demonstrators astir moving for amended entree for passers-by, The tribunal heard.

Prosecutor Luke Staton said a mates of protesters "were slow abseiling down The broadside of The building" aft gaining entree to The tile conscionable earlier 10.30am.

A conception 14 information was put in spot astatine astir 12.30pm, meaning The protestation could proceed but connected The pavement to The southbound of The hotel.

It was said constabulary recovered The move "necessary" to forestall disruption, arsenic The "majority" of group wrong The edifice could not time off and group could not get inside.

Mr Staton told The tribunal that Swedish activistic Ms Thunberg was warned by 1 officer, earlier different serviceman "gave her a last warning".

"She said that she was staying wherever she was and truthful she was arrested," Mr Staton said.

Two Fossil Free London (FFL) protesters and 2 Greenpeace activists besides appeared astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court connected Thursday for trial, aft each pleaded not blameworthy in November to breaching The Public Order Act.

Environmental protesters demonstrated "in solidarity" pinch The defendants extracurricular tribunal connected Thursday, holding up banners reference "climate protestation is not a crime" and "who are The existent criminals?".

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The different defendants were likewise informed of The conception 14 information and did not move to The designated protestation area, The tribunal heard.

Mr Staton said: "The Crown's lawsuit is that each 5 of these defendants took portion in a nationalist assembly.

"They knew aliases ought to person known that a conception 14 information had been imposed and they each grounded to comply pinch that condition."

Ms Thunberg made notes arsenic proceedings went on.

The trial, expected to past 2 days, continues.