Just Stop Oil protesters who sparked outrage by shutting down M25 jailed for 6 months

A serial eco-fanatic who “badly ignored” warnings that his protests risked jail time has finally been locked up.

just turn off the oil Supporter Jean Goody, 57, said: climate change During the morning rush hour, activists pulled some of Britain’s busiest motorways to a standstill, stretching their tailbacks for miles.

A lecturer and journalist at Kingston University was sentenced to six months in custody yesterday after climbing the gantry of M25 Junction 16 near Uxbridge in the west. London November 7 – Weeks after being fired on a conditional discharge for blocking a road with a similar stunt earlier that year.

District Judge Daniel Benjamin, who sentenced him in the Westminster Magistrate’s Court, said:

This is one of several stunts Just Stop Oil did on the M25 earlier this month.

The judge said it was “probably an underestimation” to describe the disruption as “serious,” noting that the protest was “arguably the most heavily trafficked highway in the country over miles of solid roads.” “It caused a lot of traffic,” he added.

He added: “On November 7th you deliberately tried to disrupt the lives of individuals who did nothing more than run a legitimate business. I wanted you to.”

Goody, from Brighton, protested wearing a high-visibility jacket and used climbing gear to access the gantry.

The judge said his liability was “especially high” because “you deliberately set yourself up to cause confusion.”

He said that if Goody’s intention was to “do no harm to the public,” nothing would prevent him from sticking the banner up on the gantry and getting off, or in a safer spot along the highway. He added that there was nothing.

Goodey pleaded guilty to causing pollution at the protest. He holds half the sentence in custody and the time spent on remand is automatically deducted.

Activists were also given a legal surcharge of £187 to be paid by the end of July next year.