Greta Thunberg charged with disobeying police order at climate protest


FILE PHOTO: Environmental activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a climate strike action with Fridays for Future, Avaaz, 350.org, Glasgow Actions Team activists at the Place de la Republique in Paris, France, June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been charged with disobeying a police order to leave a climate protest in the southern city of Malmo on June 19, according to daily Sydsvenskan.

On the day of the incident, Thunberg wrote in an Instagram post that protesters had blocked the road for oil trucks in Malmo harbour.

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