Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with disobeying police during a June climate protest in the south of her home country, a prosecutor said. The activist is likely to face a fine. The 20-year-old activist was charged because she “refused to obey police orders to leave the site” of a protest in the city of Malmö on June 19, the prosecutor said. What happened at the protest that Greta Thunberg participated in.
In June, Greta Thunberg joined a protest organized by the group of environmental activists “Ta svardt fårðirðin” (Reclaim the Future). Demonstrators attempted to block the entrance and exit to the port of Malmö against the use of fossil fuels. “We have decided not to be bystanders and instead to physically stop the fossil fuel infrastructure. We are reclaiming the future,” Greta Thunberg said in an Instagram post afterward.
What did the group of environmental activists “Ta utsarat sværðin” say
The group said: “After blocking the activities that are burning our future, we are now accused of crimes. While the charges are being brought against us, the real crime is taking place inside the doors we have blocked.”
Can Greta Thunberg be jailed?
Charges against climate activist Greta Thunberg can lead to a maximum of six months in prison. Although prosecutor Charlotte Ottesen told Sydsvenskan that charges usually lead to a fine. The hearing at the Malmö District Court is scheduled for the end of July
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