Why I’m joining more than 100 lawyers in refusing to prosecute climate protesters
Jolyon Maugham
I cannot support laws that defend those who destroy the planet, and criminalise those who try to protect it. This is a principle I will stand by.
Jolyon Maugham KC is the director of the Good Law Project
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/24/100-lawyers-prosecute-climate-protesters-laws-planet-criminalise
#GoodLawProject #JolyonMaugham #ClimateCrisis #climatechange
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