Swiss Judge Clears Climate Crisis Protestors, Says Actions Were ‘Necessary and Proportional’

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By Jordan DavidsonJan 14, 2020, 3:17 pm53 pts
A Swiss court on Monday cleared a dozen activists of wrongdoing and a hefty fine for a stunt they pulled in a Credit Suisse bank in November 2018. The protestors had occupied the bank and played tennis to demand an end to fossil fuel funding and to ask tennis star, Roger Federer, to end his endorsement deal…

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