Greta Thunberg has been fined after being charged with disobeying police at a protest in southern Sweden.
The 20-year-old environmental campaigner and other activists were detained after stopping traffic in the oil terminal of the port of Malmo on 19 June, local newspaper Sydsvenskan reported.
Thunberg was sentenced to pay a fine by Malmo District Court after being found guilty of disobeying the order to leave the protest, the Swedish Prosecution Authority and prosecutors said.
“It is absurd that those who act in line with science should pay the price for it,” she told reporters in the court.
Thunberg earlier told the court that her actions were justifiable, saying: “I believe that we are in an emergency that threatens life, health and property. Countless people and communities are at risk both in the short term and in the long term.
The court ordered Thunberg to pay 1,500 Swedish krona (£112) and an additional 1,000 krona (£75) to the fund for crime victims.
The fine was applied in proportion to her reported income. Failing to disobey a police order carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison.
Thunberg posted on Instagram during the protest saying: “The climate crisis is already a matter of life and death for countless people.
“We choose to not be bystanders, and instead physically stop the fossil fuel infrastructure. We are reclaiming the future.”
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Thunberg inspired a global youth movement demanding stronger action against climate change after staging weekly protests outside the Swedish parliament in 2018.
This story originally appeared on Skynews
