Article 66S4Q Climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco freed from prison while she appeals 15-month jail sentence

Climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco freed from prison while she appeals 15-month jail sentence

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Judge rules Coco, jailed for Sydney Harbour Bridge protest, did not represent a risk to the community

A climate activist jailed for 15 months after a protest on the Sydney Harbour Bridge has been released from prison after a judge approved her bail appeal, as more than 100 protestors gathered outside court in support.

District court judge Timothy Gartelmann on Tuesday granted bail to 32-year-old Deanna Violet" Coco, who in December was handed a 15-month jail sentence with a non-parole period of eight months.

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