Two environmental activists are jailed for 21 days for causing major traffic disruptions, after using a truck to block the busy West Gate Bridge.
A magistrate has sentenced two Extinction Rebellion protesters to 21 days in prison for blocking Melbourne's West Gate Bridge with a rental truck on Tuesday.
Extinction Rebellion members Deanna "Violet" Coco, 33, and Bradley Homewood, 51, were each ordered to spend 21 days in prison after pleading guilty to charges of public nuisance and intentionally obstructing police. "It just seems to me blind pursuit of a cause, irrespective of the consequences for others," he said. "It was quite unacceptable in every sense."
The magistrate described the 21-day sentence as "mild, modest and almost inadequate", given the level of disruption and the maximum penalty for the offending, which is five years in jail. Mr Zammit initially told the court he would also plead guilty to charges of public nuisance and intentionally obstructing police, but then changed his mind when he disagreed with allegations prosecutors read out to the court.