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Court acquits six after chimney protest at Kingsnorth power station
Court acquits six after chimney protest at Kingsnorth power station
Last Modified: 10 Sep 2008
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Julian Rush
A court acquits six Greenpeace activists of criminal damage following their climate change protest at Kingsnorth power station in Kent.
The protesters managed to scale a 650-foot chimney and paint the name Gordon on it before being arrested.
The jury had been asked by the judge to consider if the demonstrators had a lawful excuse for their actions, which were a protest against the redevelopment of Kingsnorth as a coal-burning plant.
The protesters said their motivation was preventing damaging emissions.
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