Two Just Stop Oil protesters from south east London are to appear in court today (November 11) after being after being charged overnight for causing a public nuisance.

The climate protest group has staged protests on the London orbital motorway every day this week, resulting in dozens of arrests.

Isabel Rock, 40, of Red Post Hill, Dulwich, will appear at Brighton Magistrates’ Court and Niculina Tirpoca, 27, of Telegraph Avenue, Greenwich, will appear at Brighton Magistrates’ Court They are among 11 people due to appear in courts across the country today.

Other protesters include:

  • Sam Holland, 20, of Stanmore Road, Burley will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
  • Rachel Payne, 71, of Church Street, Bodicote, Banbury will appear at Brighton Magistrates’ Court.
  • Jesse Prince, 19, of Alexandra Park, Bristol, will appear at Brighton Magistrates’ Court.
  • Gaie Delap, 75, of Upper Cheltenham Place, Bristol, will appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court.
  • Paul Sousek, 71, of Jacobstow, Bude, will appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court.
  • Paul Bell, 22, of St Germans Road, will appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court.
  • Daniel Johnson, 24, of Croft of Forneth, Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross, will appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court.
  • Theresa Higginson, 24, of Ivel Gardens, Biggleswade, will appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court.
  • George Simonson, 22, of Stanmore Road, Leeds, will appear at Stevenage Magistrates’ Court

These charges follow a joint operation involving the Metropolitan Police, Essex Police, Surrey Police, Kent Police and Hertfordshire Police following serious disruption to motorists on the M25.

Just Stop Oil, a campaign group against new fossil fuel licensing and production, said in a statement: “We will not be intimidated by changes to the law, we will not be stopped by private injunctions sought to silence peaceful people.

“Our supporters understand that these are irrelevant when set against mass starvation, slaughter, the loss of our rights, freedoms and communities.”

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