Activists Receiving Record-Breaking Sentences

Five activists, Roger Hallam, Daniel Shaw, Louise Lancaster, Lucia Whittaker de Abreaux, and Cressida Gethin, received unprecedented four-year and five-year jail sentences for planning the Just Stop Oil protest. The judge justified the lengthy terms by labeling them as fanatics seeking massive gridlock disruption of the transport system. Despite acknowledging the inconveniences caused by the protest, such as missed medical appointments, the judge's sentencing was deemed disproportionate by many, including the UN Special Rapporteur, highlighting the severe nature of the penalties.