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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Damien Gayle

First trial of Just Stop Oil activists under new anti-protest laws begins

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Police officers arresting JSO activist Phoebe Plummer, putting her in back of a van. Her handcuffed arms are raised above her head
Police officers arresting the Just Stop Oil activist Phoebe Plummer (shown) on 19 July 2023 after a slow march along Cromwell Road, south-west London. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

Three Just Stop Oil supporters have appeared in what is thought to be the first trial brought under wide-ranging powers introduced last year to curb protest.

Phoebe Plummer, Chiara Sarti and Daniel Hall were charged with breach of section 7 of the Public Order Act 2023 after taking part in a slow march blocking traffic in west London in November.

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