Overview

• Nine Just Stop Oil activists were sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court for conspiracy to cause a public nuisance over a thwarted plan to disrupt Heathrow Airport in July 2024.
• The activists were found carrying tools such as angle grinders, super glue, and cable ties, intending to breach the airport's perimeter fence and glue themselves to infrastructure.
• Judge Hannah Duncan emphasized that no breach occurred, no disruption took place, and no harm was caused due to swift police intervention.
• The defendants received either time served or suspended sentences, with no additional jail time imposed, and some were ordered to pay trial costs.
• Police described the planned actions as reckless, highlighting the potential for endangering lives and causing significant disruption, which was successfully prevented.