Greta Thunberg warned to move before arrest at protest, court told - BBC News

The Swedish climate activist appeared before magistrates in London after a protest in October.

1 hour agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsClimateImage source, NEIL HALL/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockImage caption, Greta Thunberg arrived at court on Thursday smiling as she made her way past photographersClimate campaigner Greta Thunberg was given a "final warning" by police before she was arrested for a public order offence, a court has heard.

The 21-year-old was arrested during a demonstration near the InterContinental Hotel in Mayfair on 17 October.

Oil executives had been meeting inside for the Energy Intelligence Forum.

Ms Thunberg appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Thursday after previously denying breaching the Public Order Act 1986.

She is accused of breaching section 14 of the act by blocking the entrance to the hotel.

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