Charges against 34 people dropped over plastic pollution protest at Unilever HQ

Criminal charges have been dropped against dozens of people who staged a protest against plastic pollution outside the headquarters of Unilever. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided not to proceed against 34 individuals days before their trial was due to start. Eight people had been facing charges of aggravated trespass and 26 protesters were charged with the new offence of “locking on”, which was introduced in the Public Order Act 2023. In a letter from the CPS, lawyers said charges were being dropped because there was “not enough evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction”. The charges related

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