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4 Simply Cease Oil activists jailed for plotting to disrupt Manchester Airport

By Editorial Board Published May 27, 2025 3 Min Read
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4 Simply Cease Oil activists jailed for plotting to disrupt Manchester Airport

4 Simply Cease Oil activists have been jailed for plotting to disrupt Manchester Airport.

Indigo Rumbelow, 31, Daniel Knorr, 23, Leanorah Ward, 22, and Margaret Reid, 54, had been convicted of conspiracy to deliberately trigger a public nuisance.

Manchester Minshull Crown Courtroom heard the protesters had been arrested in August final 12 months close to the airport.

They had been outfitted with bolt cutters, angle grinders, glue, sand, Simply Cease Oil high-visibility vests and a leaflet containing directions to observe when interacting with police.

Ward was moreover present in possession of a handwritten observe which outlined the motive of the group to enter the airfield and to then contact police to alert them of their exercise.

The court docket heard they deliberate to stay themselves to the taxiway utilizing the glue and sand.

The 4 defendants had been discovered responsible in February following a trial. A fifth accused was acquitted.

Rumbelow, from London, was jailed for 30 months; Knorr, from Birmingham, was jailed for 2 years; Ward, additionally from Birmingham, was sentenced to 18 months; and Reid, from Kendal in Cumbria, was locked up for 18 months.

Every was ordered to pay £2,000 in prices.

Detective Chief Inspector Tony Platten stated: “We know this disruption was deliberately planned to coincide with the height of the summer holidays, targeting the public and their families.

“It was very important that we prevented this from taking place. Individuals work exhausting for his or her time without work, and we’ve an obligation to make sure they’ll get pleasure from it with out worry or disruption.

“The group’s actions demonstrated a complete disregard for the impact on the lives of those travelling via Greater Manchester, and I welcome the sentences handed down today.”

Rad Taylor, director of aerodrome operations at Manchester Airport, stated the group’s plans would have brought on “significant disruption for tens of thousands of passengers” in addition to a “significant safety risk”.

He added: “The potential consequences of that do not bear thinking about.”

In statements launched by Simply Cease Oil, the defendants stated the motion was a part of a marketing campaign for a treaty to finish the extraction and burning of oil, fuel and coal by 2030.

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