Greta Thunberg forcibly removed from protest hours after conviction for similar action in June

Climate activist Greta Thunberg stands at the Malmo District Court, in Malmo, Sweden July 24, 2023. TT News Agency/Andreas Hillergren/via REUTERS

MALMO (Reuters) -Climate activist Greta Thunberg was forcibly removed by police from a protest in the southern Swedish city of Malmo on Monday just hours after a local court fined her for disobeying a police order during a similar protest last month.

Thunberg, 20, who became the face of young climate activists worldwide after staging weekly protests in front of the Swedish parliament, admitted during the court proceedings that she had disobeyed the police order but pleaded not guilty and said that she was acting out of necessity.