4 protesters have pleaded not responsible to prison harm after Greenpeace activists draped Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s dwelling with anti-oil and gasoline banners final yr.
Amy Rugg-Easey, 33, Alexandra Wilson, 32, and Michael Grant, 64, appeared at York Magistrates’ Courtroom over the demonstration at Mr Sunak‘s home in Kirby Sigston, close to Northallerton, on 3 August.
A fourth protester, Mathieu Soete, 38, appeared by way of video-link for the listening to on Thursday.
The 4 defendants denied the cost of damaging roof slates to a price of lower than £5,000 belonging to Mr Sunak and Akshata Murty.
District Decide Adrian Decrease set a date of 23 July for the beginning of the two-day trial.
The group have been bailed, with the situation of not coming into the parish of Kirby Sigston.
Greenpeace claimed on the time of the protests that no harm was brought about to the property, and so they determined to hold out the motion when the prime minister and his household have been in California.
Following immediately’s occasions, Greenpeace’s Mel Evans mentioned: “This protest occurred at Sunak’s home in his Yorkshire constituency, when it was extensively reported within the nationwide information that the PM and his household have been overseas, holidaying in California.
“England has simply skilled our wettest eighteen months on file, tons of of UK properties and farms have been hit by floods and thousands and thousands spent one other winter in gasoline poverty whereas the prime minister continues to help oil and gasoline enlargement, fuelling excessive climate and doing nothing to decrease vitality payments.
“The federal government can attempt to silence protest, however not the climate, and the harm and price will preserve racking up as long as we keep on with the identical self-destructive insurance policies.”
