British #climate protesters who plotted highway shutdown given record harsh #prison sentences

Source: https://apnews.com/article/britain-climate-protesters-record-prison-sentences-7b8b7e56a4611ccfdf4896edf9ea2c67

“The plain fact is that each of you some time ago has crossed the line from concerned campaigner to fanatic,” Hehir told the group. “You have appointed yourselves as sole arbiters of what should be done about climate change.”

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British climate protesters who plotted highway shutdown given record harsh prison sentences

Five climate activists who planned a protest to cause gridlock and block traffic over four days on a major highway circling London have been sentenced to as much as five years in prison.

^{BRIAN MELLEY (AP News)}