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Rod Minchin

Weigh up protest rights before deciding JSO verdicts, Stonehenge jury told

Three Just Stop Oil supporters are accused of using two fire extinguishers filled with cornflour, talc and an orange dye to spray Stonehenge (Ben Birchall/PA) - (PA Archive)

To find three Just Stop Oil supporters guilty of damaging Stonehenge by spraying orange powder onto it a jury would have to be satisfied a conviction would be a proportionate interference in their rights to freedom of expression and protest, a court heard.

Rajan Naidu, 74, and University of Oxford student Niamh Lynch, 23, are accused of using two fire extinguishers filled with cornflour, talc and an orange dye to spray the World Heritage Site during a fossil fuel protest.

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