Blackpool activists jailed for anti-fracking protest
by Frances Perraudin from on (#3ZJP8)
Three protesters given prison sentences for blocking Cuadrilla lorry convoy
Three environmental activists are believed to be the first people to receive jail sentences for an anti-fracking protest in the UK.
Simon Roscoe Blevins, 26, and Richard Roberts, 36, were given 16 months in prison and Richard Loizou, 31, got 15 months on Wednesday after being convicted of causing a public nuisance by a jury at Preston crown court in August. Another defendant, Julian Brock, 47, was given a 12-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to the same offence.
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