Just Stop Oil protesters were arrested up to seven times each during a month of road-blocking chaos in London this year.
Some members of the eco-zealot group, which brought the capital and the roads around it to a standstill, were arrested multiple times this autumn as part of their uproarious demonstrations. [emphasis, links added]
Official figures show that of the 755 people arrested between October 1st and November 4th, 155 were detained by police more than once – just over one in five.
The Metropolitan Police has said those arrested are not able to be charged quickly as officers have to trawl through CCTV and take statements from witnesses before the matter goes through the courts.
Official figures from the force show that some protesters were able to take part in multiple protests, with one person being arrested a remarkable seven times, The Times reports.
The Met detained two people on five occasions, 25 people on four, 28 on three, and 99 protesters on two demonstrations.
Of the 755 people arrested during their demonstrations in October and at the start of November, 112 have since been charged.
It told the publication that most arrests in the first five weeks were for obstructing the highway, a lesser offense that can only receive a maximum sentence of six months in prison.
While police investigated many of these offenses, the protesters were released on bail, meaning they were free to join other demonstrations taking place.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police told the Times: “We are determined to bring to justice all of those who have acted unlawfully and gone beyond protest into causing serious and criminal disruption to the public of London.
“To date over 12,500 officer shifts have been needed to deal with Just Stop Oil activity, and hundreds more will be needed to process all of the suspects through to a court outcome.”
The eco-zealots brought large parts of London and the South East to a standstill earlier this year after they embarked on more than 30 days of continuous protests.
This included blocking roads in the capital and climbing gantries on the M25 to force the closure of the ring road on multiple occasions.
One pair of protesters forced the closure of the Dartford bridge for more than a day, causing chaos on one of the U.K.’s busiest roads.
They also targeted some of the world’s most recognizable cultural sights, with a pair of activists throwing soup at Vincent Van Gogh’s masterpiece Sunflowers.
Top image via Just Stop Oil website
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What is their banner made from and the stuff to make all the letters and words in their sign and their stupid logo as well what is their coats made from and how did they get there and how will they leave? The Password is Fossil Fuels
“Just Stop Oil
I just finished moving some tool from the truck to the workshop. I have a small two wheeled cart that is built to hold a plastic milk crate.
What the bleeping-blap am I going to do without plastic crates?
(To say nothing about the ‘fancy’ bottles of water that a bunch of youngsters seem to think are essential.)(Dummies.)
Who is financing these idiots who supports them and their stupid campaign against Oil and who designed their stupid logo?
These are the bit players in the just stop oil movement. Trudeau, Biden and Sunak are doing the real damage. I hope that the electorate comes to their senses soon. Innocent people die from energy deprivation. We need more reliable energy. More wind and solar means less. I am disgusted by the people who claim we need more wind turbines and solar farms. They do not have our best interests at heart.
Ontario is going to fall into energy trouble soon. 800,000 immigrants this past year into Canada. Our infrastructure isn’t ready, as the latest Arctic front has shown.
I assume you are Canadian. I’m in St. Catharines at 43N 79W. We got the gale force North wind for 24 hrs.+ and also almost zero snow. The continent was hit by a not abnormal probably an ~15 degree longitude wide Arctic blast. Here’s the strange part 18 miles due south of me, the north shore of Lake Erie got a lake effect snow blizzard. The only way they could get this is from a SOUTH WEST wind. Weird, cyclonic??
I’m 10 miles north of Port Rowan. Yes it was cyclonic, a strong low pressure event. Not an unusual amount of snow, but it got into every nook and cranny.
Back roads were closed for awhile. We got off easy compared to Erie and Buffalo.