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Six Just Stop Oil protesters were found guilty of risking ‘serious harm’ to Formula 1 drivers and race commissioners in a track invasion at last year’s British Grand Prix:
• Alasdair Gibson and Louis McKechnie, both 22; Bethany Mogie, 40; David Baldwin, 47; Emily Brocklebank, 24; and 29-year-old Joshua Smith all claimed the “careful” protest caused no serious harm.
• The British GP was stopped after the stunt while the activists were removed.
• Jurors deliberated for eight hours and 47 minutes before handing down guilty verdicts on the activists, who the Crown said posed an imminent risk of serious injury.
• The six defendants had planned the protest over two and a half months to make it as safe as possible.
Six Eco-Zealots Found Guilty of Risking Serious Harm to Formula One Drivers