Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has once again been found guilty of disobeying a police order and has been slapped with a fine, as reported by TT news agency on Wednesday. This marks the second time in three months that she has been convicted and fined for the same offense.
Thunberg, who is 20 years old, has been ordered to pay a fine of 4,500 Swedish crowns ($414) for her refusal to leave a climate protest on July 24, despite police orders to do so. Earlier on the same day, she had received a 1,500 Swedish crown fine for a similar offense.
In response to the verdict, Thunberg addressed a news conference, stating, “There are no laws to protect us in the long-term from the greed that tries to drag us over the cliff. We young people do not want to see our future taken away from us,” as reported by TT.
On July 24, Greta Thunberg and fellow activists from the environmental group Reclaim the Future obstructed the road in Malmo harbor, impeding oil trucks, and were subsequently removed by police, just hours after her previous conviction for a similar action in June. Disobeying a police order carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison.
