Environmental activist Greta Thunberg will reportedly be brought before a Swedish court in July, accused of "disobeying the police" during a rally, according to prosecutors.
Scheduled Court Appearance
Thunberg took part in a June blockade of oil tankers at a port in Malmö with other young demonstrators. According to BBC News, the police report that the 20-year-old activist was uncooperative and would not leave. She might be sentenced to six months in jail or fined.
For six days in June, the organization Ta Tillbaka Framtiden, often known as Reclaim the Future, blocked access to the Malmö port. The organization claimed that some protesters had climbed onto the roofs of oil tankers.
Thunberg, when she first joined the demonstration in June, said on Instagram, "The climate crisis is already a matter of life and death for countless people... We choose to not be bystanders and instead, physically stop the fossil fuel infrastructure."
In a statement by Swedish Prosecution Authority, a young lady is facing charges after she took part in a climate rally on June 19 that impeded traffic in Malmö. It went on to say, "The woman has refused to obey the police command to leave the scene."
Thunberg, along with three other demonstrators, will be appearing in court on July 24, as per the statement sent to BBC News.
Rally in Malmö Port
Also scheduled to appear in court in July is 20-year-old Irma Kjellström. She said the police requested her to leave the port, but she refused. She was allegedly carried away by cops after that.
Kjellström told BBC News that they had shut down the port to halt the import of fossil fuels since they were responsible for the deaths of so many people. "The real crimes continue inside the gate of the port. We are not going to sit and wait while the fossil fuel industry takes our dreams away from us."
She expressed not giving up as long as big corporations keep the planet in danger.
Environmental Changes
Earth's atmosphere has warmed due to the release of greenhouse gases into the air from human activities like burning fuels. Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, almost 200 years ago, the world's average temperature has risen by approximately 1.1 degrees Celsius.
A UK group called Just Stop Oil has been interrupting major sporting events this summer as part of a global movement of climate activists who have taken aim at the fossil fuel sector.
Recently, BBC News said that UN Secretary-General António Guterres called investing money in additional oil and gas extraction "economic and moral madness."
