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Extinction Rebellion protesters cleared of causing criminal damage Raven Saunt For Mailonline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo
Six Extinction Rebellion protesters have been cleared of causing £25,000 worth of criminal damage to Shell s London headquarters despite the judge directing jurors they had no defence in law.
Two of the group s co-founders Simon Bramwell, 49, and Ian Bray, 53, were acquitted on Friday alongside Jane Augsburger, 55, Senan Clifford, 60, David Lambert, 62, and James Sid Saunders, 41, after a trial at Southwark Crown Court.
The six, who represented themselves, were also cleared of individual counts of having an article with intent to destroy or damage property, while a seventh protester, Katerina Hasapopoulous, 43, earlier pleaded guilty to criminal damage.
LondonCity-ofUnited-kingdomSouthwarkGloucestershireHolmfirthKirkleesWest-yorkshireUnited-kingdom-generalJames-sid-saundersCanterbury-rowan-williamsSenan-cliffordSix Extinction Rebellion protesters have been cleared of causing £25,000 worth of criminal damage to Shell s London headquarters despite the judge directing jurors they had no defence in law.
Two of the group s co-founders Simon Bramwell, 49, and Ian Bray, 53, were acquitted on Friday alongside Jane Augsburger, 55, Senan Clifford, 60, David Lambert, 62, and James Sid Saunders, 41, after a trial at Southwark Crown Court.
The six, who represented themselves, were also cleared of individual counts of having an article with intent to destroy or damage property, while a seventh protester, Katerina Hasapopoulous, 43, earlier pleaded guilty to criminal damage.
Prosecutor Diana Wilson told jurors each of the defendants deliberately sprayed graffiti or smashed windows at the Shell building in Belvedere Road, central London, on April 15 2019.
LondonCity-ofUnited-kingdomSouthwarkGloucestershireHolmfirthKirkleesWest-yorkshireUnited-kingdom-generalJames-sid-saundersCanterbury-rowan-williamsSenan-clifford