Charge us with contempt too, say 40 people, if climate activist prosecuted

Fellow activists who have made protests similar to Trudi Warner's challenge solicitor general as he decides whether to charge herForty people, including an Olympic gold medallist and a former police officer, are calling on the solicitor general to charge them with contempt of court if he prosecutes a social worker for holding up a placard outside a climate trial.The solicitor general is weighing up whether to charge Trudi Warner, 68, with contempt of court for a protest outside a crown court that was hearing a trial relating to direct action by climate protesters. She held up a placard stating: "Jurors: you have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to your conscience." Continue reading...