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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sandra Laville

Dartford Bridge protester warned not to talk to media from prison, says partner

Just Stop Oil protesters Morgan Trowland and Marcus Decker scaled the Dartford Bridge
Just Stop Oil protesters Morgan Trowland and Marcus Decker scaled the Dartford Bridge, causing gridlock when police closed the bridge to traffic. Photograph: Essex Police/PA

The environmental activist Marcus Decker has been warned he will lose all privileges if he talks to the media from prison, where he is serving one of the longest sentences ever passed for a non-violent protest in British history.

Four days into his jail term, Decker was visited by prison officials and told to remain silent, according to his partner. The warning came as lawyers for Decker consider an appeal against his sentence of two years and seven months for causing a public nuisance with his direct-action protest.

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