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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Blake Foden

Parliament protester found guilty after gluing hand to road for 90 mins

Climate protesters outside Parliament House on the day of Jeremy Rhind's arrest. Picture by Extinction Rebellion ACT

A magistrate has rejected a climate protester's claims that it was reasonable for him to block traffic outside Parliament House for an hour-and-a-half by gluing one of his hands to a road during a sitting week.

Chief Magistrate Lorraine Walker found Jeremy Rhind guilty earlier this month of unreasonable obstruction, but she dismissed a related charge of failing or refusing to provide his name to a police officer.

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