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20-year-old activist becomes first person prosecuted over Extinction Rebellion protests
Elliott Cuciurean was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay costs after pleading guilty to a public-order offence
Elliott Cuciurean outside Westminster Magistrates' Court in London, today
A 20-YEAR-OLD climate activist today became the first person prosecuted over the wave of Extinction Rebellion demonstrations.
Elliott Cuciurean, from Cheltenham, was the youngest of four supporters of the climate change protest group who appeared at Westminster magistrates’ court, with the eldest being 70.
Mr Cuciurean was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay costs after pleading guilty to a public-order offence, but he avoided a fine of up to £1,000.
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