The next court session regarding their case will be held in December.
British eco-activists of the Just Stop Oil project (“Just give up oil”) – 20-year-old Anna Holland from Newcastle and 21-year-old Phoebe Plummer from Lambeth, who on October 14 as part of a protest against the use of oil poured tomato soup over Van Gogh's painting “Sunflowers”, exhibited in the National Gallery of London, pleaded not guilty to damaging the frame of the painting (the painting itself was not damaged, it was washed ) at a session of Westminster Magistrates' Court on October 15, the BBC reports.
During the meeting, the girls only confirmed their names, dates of birth, addresses and expressed their requests regarding the amount of the fine – no more than 5,000 pounds.
District Judge Tan Irkam released the couple on bail on the condition that they not enter galleries and museums and not carry paint or adhesives in public.
The next court session regarding their case was scheduled for December 13 at the London Magistrate's Court.
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The case of 38-year-old eco-activist Laura Johnson from Southwold, who is suspected of damaging a mobile installation near the headquarters of the City of London Police with the inscription New Scotland Yard. She admitted her guilt. Her next trial was scheduled for November 23 at the London Magistrate's Court.
In general, during October 14 in London detained 28 people participating in the “Just Give Up Oil” and “Rebellion Against Extinction” demonstrations. 25 of them were released on bail, investigations are ongoing.
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Just Stop Oil activists oppose oil production and accuse the British government of inaction regarding the negative consequences for the planet of the use of this substance.
