'The climate crisis is already a matter of life and death for countless people. We choose to not be bystanders, and instead physically stop the fossil fuel infrastructure,' said GretaThunberg. 'We are reclaiming the future.'
said Wednesday that the 20-year-old Swedish climate campaigner is one of at least two activists being charged with disobeying police orders to disperse during a protest in the southern city of Malmö last month.
Thunberg—who founded the School Strike for Climate movement when she was 15 years old—was arrested on June 19 while taking part in a multiday protest organized by Swedish climate group Ta Tillbaka Framtiden, or Reclaiming the Future. During the demonstration, activists tried to block the entrance to Malmö harbor, home of a major oil terminal.
"The climate crisis is a matter of life and death for countless people," Thunberg tweeted at the time."We choose to physically stop fossil fuel infrastructure. We are reclaiming the future."that"after blocking the activities that are burning our future, we are now being charged with criminal offenses."
"While charges are being brought against us, the real crime is going on inside the doors we have blocked," the group toldIf found guilty, the activists could face up to six months in prison, although prosecutor Charlotte Ottesen said a fine was much likelier.
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