Monthly Archives: February 2011
A defendant speaks as campaigners remain defiant after Manchester Airport protest sentencing
Defendant Dave Cullen reflects on the two day trial of the six climate protesters who breached airside security at Manchester Airport in May 2011, forming a human chain around the wheel of an aircraft. The defendants pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated trespass, arguing that they acted to prevent death and serious injury by stopping emissions. Continue reading