Co-Founder of Just Stop Oil Avoids Jail Over Plot to ‘Paralyse’ Heathrow With Drones

Published on April 5, 2024

The co-founder of Just Stop Oil, Roger Hallam, has been given a suspended prison sentence after plotting to “paralyse” London’s Heathrow airport by flying dozens of drones near the runway. Roger Hallam, 57, was convicted at Isleworth Crown Court last year along with Larch Maxey, 51. They had denied conspiracy to cause a public nuisance and claimed it had been “merely a publicity exercise.” On Friday the pair were sentenced, along with Michael Lynch-White, who had pleaded guilty. Hallam and Maxey were sentenced to two years in jail each, suspended for 18 months. Lynch-White was given a 17-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months....

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