London Metropolitan Police have arrested eight people after environmentalists sprayed four landmark buildings in the British capital with orange paint in a Halloween protest.
London’s Metropolitan Police said six people were detained after the Home Office, the headquarters of the domestic intelligence agency MI5 and a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch’s US media conglomerate News Corporation were sprayed with paint.
City of London police officers arrested two others after a similar protest at the Bank of England in the capital’s financial district.
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Just Stop Oil Group, which wants to end new North Sea oil and gas exploration, said it was responsible and posted a video on Twitter.
Activists said the buildings were chosen “to represent the pillars that sustain and sustain the power of the fossil fuel economy: government, security, finance and media.”
News Corp UK and Ireland Limited, a subsidiary of Targeted News Corp, publishes titles including newspapers Times, Sunday Times When Sun.
Its London headquarters across from The Shard Tower were targeted by Extinction Rebellion climate change protesters in July.
The group said 637 protesters had been arrested in the past four weeks, with more than 1,900 arrested since April. /just stop oil
The group said 637 protesters had been arrested in the past four weeks, with more than 1,900 arrested since April. /just stop oil
A spokesperson for Just Stop Oil said, “We stand on the sidelines as everything we love is destroyed while vulnerable people starve and fossil fuel companies and the rich profit from our misery. Not ready.
“We are taking action to stop new oil and gas because it is the right thing to do. As citizens and parents we have every right under English law to protect ourselves and our loved ones. I have.”
Over the weekend, demonstrators blocked roads in the capital, sparking reactions from drivers and pedestrians, some of whom were seen protesting demonstrators and attempting to pull cars away.
However, the police urged people not to take matters into their own hands.
Deputy Commissioner Matt Twist said in a statement: “We know the London community and public are fed up with so few people confusing them.
“I would like people to call us instead of intervening directly,” he said.
News Corp headquarters was also targeted. /just stop oil
News Corp headquarters was also targeted. /just stop oil
Last month, Just Stop Oil staged near-daily protests against the government’s plans to license more than 100 new oil and gas projects by 2025.
Actions include painting a chocolate cake on a wax figure of Charles III at Madame Tussauds and throwing tomato soup at Vincent Van Gogh’s famous museum. sunflower Works of the National Gallery.
The group said 637 protesters had been arrested in the past four weeks, with more than 1,900 arrested since April.
Source: AFP
