Activists Face Criminal Damage Charge After Protest at Rishi Sunak’s Home

Published on February 21, 2024

Three Greenpeace activists who protested on the roof of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Yorkshire home last year will face criminal damage charges. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has authorised criminal charges against one man and two women following a review of the evidence provided by North Yorkshire Police. Head of the CPS Special Crime Division, Rosemary Ainslie, said in a statement that three suspects will appear at York Magistrates’ Court on March 21. “Mathieu Soete, 38, Amy Rugg-Easey, 33, and Alexandra Wilson, 32, will each be charged with a single count of criminal damage,” Ms. Ainslie confirmed. The three suspects were among five people—three men and two women—who were arrested on Aug. 3 last year, after scaling the grade II listed manor house in Kirby Sigston, near Northallerton....

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