Greenpeace faces hefty fine after admitting defying court order
by Severin Carrell Scotland editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#4ZSSN)
Environmental group's lawyers said they knew boarding North Sea rig was in contempt of court
Greenpeace faces a heavy fine after admitting that its climate activists boarded a North Sea oil rig in defiance of a court order last year.
Transocean, the US-based drilling contractor, has asked the court of session in Edinburgh to impose unlimited fines on Greenpeace UK and consider jailing its executive director, John Sauven, for contempt of court.
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