Just Stop Oil protesters from Greater Manchester spared jail after 'reckless' British Grand Prix track invasion
Two Just Stop Oil climate change protesters from Greater Manchester have been spared jail after invading the track at last year’s British Grand Prix. .
Read more: 'His actions left her in shock'....Newlywed downed booze at an 'alarming rate' then caused mayhem on a flight to Manchester But they were found guilty of causing what the Crown said was “an immediate risk of serious harm” by sitting “in the face” of fast-moving vehicles. Brocklebank, of Yeadon, Leeds; Gibson, from Aberdeen; Mogie, from St Albans; McKechnie and Smith went on to the race circuit during the protest.
Mogie, a mother of four, was given a six-month sentence of imprisonment, also suspended for two years. During the sentencing, Mr Justice Garnham told the six campaigners: “I accept that the motive for all of you was not to cause harm but instead to voice your concerns about climate change.The judge added that the “reckless” track invasion had been carefully planned, was a deliberate breach of the law and had been carried out despite warnings about the danger of going on to the circuit.
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