Greta Thunberg was seen grinning as the climate activist was detained by London police and dragged into a van after she was arrested at an oil protest.
The 20-year-old Swede was wearing a gray beanie and puffer coat as two officers led him into a police van with more than a dozen people arrested, according to The Guardian.
Six were arrested for obstructing the highway, while another 14 were arrested for disturbing public order.
Thunberg joined hundreds of other protesters for the Oily Money Out protest outside the five-star hotel, the InterContinental. The protest was organized by Fossil Free London, a climate campaign group.
“Behind closed doors at this oil and money conference, spineless politicians make deals and compromises with lobbyists from the destructive industry, the fossil fuel industry,” the activist told reporters.
“People all over the world are suffering and dying as a result of the climate crisis caused by this industry that we allow to meet our politicians and have privileged access to.”
Climate activist Greta Thunberg is seen smiling broadly as MET police load her into a van after she was arrested in London at an oil protest on Tuesday.REUTERS The 20-year-old Swede can be seen being put into a police van after being escorted by two officers. The young woman was seen wearing a gray beanie, a gray puffer coat, and a blue shirt with a large button on it as she looked happy to be taken away. AFP via Getty Images “Behind closed doors at this oil and money conference, unhinged politicians make deals and compromises with lobbyists from a destructive industry, the fossil fuel industry,” the activist told reporters. AFP via Getty Images Thunberg was accompanied by two MET police officers Tuesday. AFP via Getty Images
Delegates had to be escorted into the hotel by police officers as protesters held placards and shouted “greasy money out” and “cancel the conference,” while some lit yellow and pink smoke flares.
Delegates were told by text not to enter the hotel without a police escort. “For your own safety, do not attempt to cross the protest line,” the text read, according to The Guardian, which obtained it.
Protesters are expected to stay outside the hotel for the entire three-day conference.
The police continued to detain him as they escorted him to the police van. REUTERS He joined hundreds of other protesters outside the five-star hotel to protest the oil deal. Getty Images Crowds at the protest held signs and lit yellow and pink flares.AFP via Getty Images
This is not the first time Thunberg has been busted. He was also arrested in July at a Swedish protest. Earlier this year, he was also charged with sedition for blocking an oil tanker for six days.
He was also detained in Norway during police protests in March.
Thunberg inspired the world in 2018 when she continued to protest outside the Swedish Parliament.
Thunberg was one of more than a dozen people arrested at the protest. Getty Images Six were arrested for blocking the highway, while 14 others were taken out for disturbing the peace. Getty Images Thunberg has been arrested several times. It is unclear whether he will be charged over the protest. Reuters
Since then he has inspired several other global youth movements fighting for climate change.
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