Article 6TTFV Just Stop Oil protester, 78, has jail term extended after no suitable tag found

Just Stop Oil protester, 78, has jail term extended after no suitable tag found

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Diane Taylor
from World news | The Guardian on (#6TTFV)

Exclusive: Gaie Delap told she will have to serve 20 more days that correspond to period of time at home after recall

A 78-year-old climate protester has had her prison term extended for being unlawfully at large" when government contractors were unable to find the right-sized tag for her wrist, which would have allowed her to complete her sentence in the community.

Gaie Delap, a retired teacher and Just Stop Oil protester, was sentenced to 20 months in prison for her participation in a climate protest on the M25 in 2022 and was released last November under the home detention curfew (HDC) scheme.

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