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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Michael McGowan

Climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco freed from prison while she appeals 15-month jail sentence

Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco
Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco has been freed from jail while she awaits an appeal hearing over her her 15-month jail sentence for a climate protest on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Photograph: Carly Earl/The Guardian

A climate activist jailed for 15 months after a protest on the Sydney Harbour Bridge has been released from prison after a judge approved her bail appeal, as more than 100 protestors gathered outside court in support.

District court judge Timothy Gartelmann on Tuesday granted bail to 32-year-old Deanna “Violet” Coco, who in December was handed a 15-month jail sentence with a non-parole period of eight months.

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