Just Stop Oil activist jailed for six months for taking part in slow march
by Damien Gayle from Environment | The Guardian on (#6H5W6)
Stephen Gingell, 57, thought to be first to receive prison sentence under new Public Order Act
A climate activist has been jailed for six months after pleading guilty to taking part in a peaceful slow march protest on a London road.
The sentence handed to Stephen Gingell, 57, is thought to be the first jailing under a new law that critics say makes anyone walking in a road liable for prosecution for interference with key national infrastructure".
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