Defend Our Juries, which many Quakers have been supporting, celebrated the High Court’s decision on 22 April that Trudi Warner would not face a full hearing. Photo: Courtesy of the Good Law Project.
Trudi Warner will not face prison
The retired social worker faced two years in prison for holding up a sign outside a climate trial last March saying: ‘Jurors, you have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to your conscience.’
by Rebecca Hardy
3rd May 2024
Quakers welcomed the news last week that Trudi Warner will not face prison for her climate witness. The retired social worker faced two years in prison for holding up a sign outside a climate trial last March saying: ‘Jurors, you have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to your conscience.’
