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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tom Wilkinson

Greenpeace cleared over boulder drop campaign

PA Media

Greenpeace has been cleared of environmental breaches after dropping boulders on the seabed in a celebrity-backed operation to protect marine life, with a judge saying prosecution was not in the public interest.

The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) started proceedings against the campaign group – and its chief executive, John Sauven – after it put in place anti-trawling measures in the English Channel.

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