Author convicted over Sheffield tree-felling protest says council’s apology not enough
by Helen Pidd North of England editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6CBPS)
Simon Crump says the ordeal has cost him his career and relationship, and asks for his name to be cleared
An author and academic who received a suspended prison sentence for demonstrating against tree-felling work in Sheffield has made a plea for the council to help clear his criminal record and compensate him for the mental, emotional and reputational harm" caused.
On Tuesday the local authority issued a four-page apology for its flawed" programme to fell 17,500 street trees - many of which were healthy - after an independent inquiry found a serious" mishandling of the long-running dispute.
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