UK Judge Delays Trial of Eco-Activist Pending High Court Decision on BLM Statue-Toppling Case

UK Judge Delays Trial of Eco-Activist Pending High Court Decision on BLM Statue-Toppling Case
Extinction Rebellion co-founder Gail Bradbrook at Isleworth Crown Court, London, on April 19, 2022. Jonathan Brady/PA Meida
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A London court has delayed the trial of a prominent climate activist, saying it can’t go ahead until legal questions that arose from the statue-toppling case in Bristol are resolved.

Gail Bradbrook, the co-founder of the climate activist group Extinction Rebellion, appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on Tuesday accused of causing £27,500 ($35,746) in damage to the Department for Transport building in Westminster by smashing a plate-glass window during a protest in London on Oct. 15, 2019.