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Extinction Rebellion Heathrow activist charged over drone plan | Extinction Rebellion Heathrow activist charged over drone plan |
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An Extinction Rebellion co-founder has appeared in court charged with attempting to cause disruption at Heathrow airport using a drone. | An Extinction Rebellion co-founder has appeared in court charged with attempting to cause disruption at Heathrow airport using a drone. |
Roger Hallam, 53, who declared Heathrow expansion "a crime against humanity", was arrested on Saturday. | Roger Hallam, 53, who declared Heathrow expansion "a crime against humanity", was arrested on Saturday. |
He was applauded by a group of supporters as he entered the dock at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Monday. | He was applauded by a group of supporters as he entered the dock at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court on Monday. |
Mr Hallam faces one charge of conspiring to cause a public nuisance between 1 August and 14 September. | Mr Hallam faces one charge of conspiring to cause a public nuisance between 1 August and 14 September. |
The charge relates to a plan to fly drones near Heathrow airport "in order to cause widespread disruption". | The charge relates to a plan to fly drones near Heathrow airport "in order to cause widespread disruption". |
Heathrow Pause, a splinter organisation of the environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion (XR), had threatened to interrupt flights by flying drones within the 5km exclusion zone around the west London airport. | |
Asked if he would like to say anything, Mr Hallam, of Putney Bridge Road, Wandsworth, told the court: "Heathrow expansion constitutes a crime against humanity, against the next generation." | Asked if he would like to say anything, Mr Hallam, of Putney Bridge Road, Wandsworth, told the court: "Heathrow expansion constitutes a crime against humanity, against the next generation." |
He was remanded in custody to appear at Isleworth Crown Court on 14 October. | He was remanded in custody to appear at Isleworth Crown Court on 14 October. |
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