Climate activist who blocked traffic on Sydney Harbour Bridge jailed for at least eight months
by Elias Visontay from on (#66DQZ)
Lawyers for Deanna Violet' Coco, who stopped traffic for 25 minutes in April, say it is outrageous' their client was refused bail before an appeal next year
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A climate protester who blocked a lane of traffic on Sydney Harbour Bridge has been sentenced to 15 months in prison with a non-parole period of eight months, with human rights advocates labelling the punishment disproportionate".
Magistrate Allison Hawkins in Sydney's Downing Centre local court on Friday sentenced Deanna Violet" Coco to prison for her role in the climate protest on 13 April this year, when the now 32-year-old parked a truck and stood holding a lit flare.
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