A climate activist named Rosemary Penwarden was jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of sending a fake letter to speakers of an oil industry conference. Penwarden said the letter was nothing but an attempt to draw the attention of oil industry officials towards the climate crisis threatening humanity.
Jailed For A Fake Letter
Penwarden, a climate activist from New Zealand sent an email to all the speakers expected to speak at PEPANZ annual conference, telling them the conference was canceled due to the climate crisis. The conference did take place and Penwarden was arrested in 2020 for the fake email.
Lawyers Asking For Discharge
Penwarden said she was shocked to hear that she was the one to be put on trial and not the oil industry. She said her lawyers have been asking the court for a “discharge without conviction”, but so far she didn’t receive any response. She said she will not stop from pushing the government to take action against the oil producing companies who are running humanity for the sake of profits.
