The district court in Berlin-Tiergarten was the second court in Germany to sentence a climate activist from the “last generation” to prison.
Berlin – On Wednesday, April 26, 2023, a climate activist from the “last generation” was sentenced to four months in prison by the district court in Berlin-Tiergarten.
As a spokeswoman said, the 24-year-old activist Maja W. will be punished for sticking to the frame of a work by the painter Lucas Cranach and taking part in a road blockade.
Climate activist of the "Last Generation" sentenced to four months in prison - verdict not yet final
According to the court spokeswoman, the sentence against the climate activist of the "last generation" was handed down without parole.
Background: Maja W. would have announced that she wanted to continue with the actions.
However, the judgment is not yet final.
On August 25, 2022, the 24-year-old and another activist stuck themselves to the wooden frame of the Cranach painting "Rest on the Flight into Egypt" in a painting gallery.
This action resulted in damage of around 2,300 euros.
The court ruled that this was criminal damage to property.
'Last Generation' activist found guilty of attempted coercion
In addition, the "last generation" climate activist was found guilty of resisting law enforcement officials and attempted coercion.
Maja W. took part in a road blockade on June 21, 2022 and stuck to the road as part of it.
However, the police were able to break up the blockade quickly.
As a result, there were no major disruptions to traffic.
So far, the climate activists of the "last generation" have mostly received fines.
In March, however, two activists were sentenced by the Heilbronn District Court to two and three months in prison, respectively, and four activists in mid-April to three to five months in prison.
(han/AFP)
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Transparency Note: This article was last updated on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 4:20 PM.