Greta Thunberg has already been fined twice in Sweden. (File)
Stockholm:
A Stockholm court fined climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday for disobeying police orders after blocking access to the Swedish parliament during a protest.
Police removed Thunberg on March 12 and 14 after she refused to leave the main entrance, where she had protested with a small group of activists for several days. Deputies could still access the building through secondary entrances.
The court said it fined the activist 6,000 SEK ($551) and ordered her to pay 1,000 SEK in damages and interest.
Thunberg denied allegations of two counts of civil disobedience, according to an AFP journalist at the hearing.
Asked by the judge why she did not obey police orders, she replied: “Because there was a (climatic) emergency and still exists. And in an emergency, we all have a duty to act.”
“Current laws protect extractive industries instead of protecting people and the planet, which is what I believe should be the case,” she said as she left the courtroom.
Thunberg has already been fined twice in Sweden, in July and October 2023, for civil disobedience during similar protests.
In February, a London judge dropped charges against her for disturbing the peace during a demonstration against the oil industry in October in the British capital.
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