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Vegan GP, 57, jailed for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest says she will KEEP breaking the law because 'my actions are justified' in face of 'unprecedented climate crisis' The Birmingham-based physician said she would not stop being an activist By Colin Fernandez Environment Editor Published: 23:30, 8 May 2024 | Updated: 23:30, 8 May 2024 e-mail View comments A family doctor who has been jailed for peaceful climate protests has said she will carry on breaking the law. Dr Sarah Benn, 57, became the first GP to be suspended from the medical register in August by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service for actions relating to climate activism. But in an interview with the British Medical Journal, the Birmingham-based physician said she would not stop being an activist.
She told the BMJ that as a doctor her mission was to promote health and save lives and that is why it was necessary to raise the alarm over global warming. Dr Sarah Benn, 57, became the first GP to be suspended from the medical register in August by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service for actions relating to climate activism Dr Benn was convicted after protesting against the government awarding new licences to drill oil in the North Sea. She held a placard outside the Kingsbury Oil Terminal in Warwickshire in breach of an injunction awarded to US Oil company Valero, which specifically prohibited protests against the production and use of fossil fuels outside the terminal.
She spent eight days on rem.
