Three Just Stop Oil supporters were given suspended sentences of eight or nine weeks at Guildford Crown Court today for disabling petrol pumps at the UK’s largest petrol station in 2022, to demand an end to new fossil fuel projects.[1] Tez Burns and Peter Lay were found guilty of criminal damage and Charles Laurie was
Tez Burns and Peter Lay were found guilty of criminal damage and Charles Laurie was found guilty of possession of a hammer with intent to damage property, at their trial in August 2025. Along with 5 others on trial that day they were also acquitted of public nuisance.
Feels like a somewhat misleading title given multiple were found guilty of criminal damage. They received a suspended sentence, which was always likely to be the result (or a large fine). Them being imprisoned wasn’t going to happen.
Feels like a somewhat misleading title given multiple were found guilty of criminal damage. They received a suspended sentence, which was always likely to be the result (or a large fine). Them being imprisoned wasn’t going to happen.