The Court of Appeal has upheld the sentences handed down to the majority of the Just Stop Oil 16. The sentences of 10 of the 16 were upheld, while Gaie Delap and the Whole Truth Five had their sentences reduced by between 2 months and one year.
Just Stop Oil has issued the following statement:
“The British Courts have been captured, lock, stock and barrel by the powerful, by the ultra wealthy, by those who can not see beyond business as usual. These Judges would be sending those who hid Anne Frank to the cattle trucks while hiding behind ‘the rule of law’.
To consider what the Just Stop Oil 16 have done without considering the horror of a heating world, of billions dying in the coming decades, without recognising that our current economic system risks ending the rule of law and ordered civil society is frankly immoral. Today’s ruling is another nail in the crucifixion of Justice.
Just Stop Oil recognises the courage of the many hundreds of ordinary people who have been tried and imprisoned over the last three years, many routinely denied any legal defence and the reasons why they acted considered neither ‘here nor there’ by the court. We recognise and honour the sacrifice of those who are still in prison, and those facing court cases that could end in imprisonment. “
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Notes to Editors
[1] Just Stop Oil is committed to nonviolent direct action to resist the destruction of our communities as a result of climate breakdown. We do not consent to plans that will result in 3C of warming and mass death.
We demand an emergency plan to Just Stop Oil by 2030. Our government must work with other governments to end the extraction and burning of all oil, gas and coal by 2030.
Just Stop Oil is a member of the A22 Network of civil resistance projects.
Just Stop Oil ‘Blue Lights’ policy: our policy is, and has always been, to move out of the way for emergency vehicles with siren sounding and ‘blue lights’ on.
We take all possible steps to ensure that no-one’s safety is compromised by our actions.
[2] Appeal Hearing Press Release https://juststopoil.org/2025/01/30/over-1000-people-block-the-strand-outside-the-mass-appeal-hearing-for-16-just-stop-oil-supporters/
