- United Kingdom
UK Fracking Protesters sentenced by Judge with Conflict of Interests
Corruption Type
Conflict of Interest
In 2018, environmental activists blocked access to a fracking site of energy firm Cuadrilla, protesting the social and environmental impact of the gas extraction technology. Three of them were subsequently charged and handed prison sentences of 15 to 16 months for “causing a public nuisance”. Not long after the sentence, however, it turned out that judge had personal ties to the oil and gas industry, and had refused the defendants’ right to present essential evidence in their case. Their sentences were overturned.
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