Court quashes fracking protesters' 'excessive' jail sentences

Simon Blevins, 26, Richard Roberts, 36, and Rich Loizou, 31, to be released immediatelyThe court of appeal has quashed the sentences of three protesters jailed for blocking access to a fracking site, calling them “manifestly excessive”. Related: I was arrested for direct action against fracking. This is too important to stand aside | Esme NorthContinue reading...