Greta Thunberg dodges jail despite being found guilty of disobeying cops after blocking an oil depot...
Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg has avoided jail despite being found guilty of disobeying cops. Thunberg and other activists were detained after they stopped traffic in the oil terminal of the port in Malmo, southern Sweden, on June 19. The 20-year-old appeared at Malmo District Court after 11am (9am GMT) this morning. The activist 'took part in a demonstration that disrupted traffic' and 'refused to obey police orders to leave the site', according to the charge sheet. Thunberg, who inspired a was found guilty and fined today but said she had acted out of necessity. 'My actions are justifiable,' Thunberg told the court, according to the Sydsvenskan newspaper. 'I believe that we are in an emergency that threatens life, health and property. Countless people and communities are at risk both in the short term and in the long term.' 'It's correct that I was at that place on that day, and it's correct that I received an order that I didn't listen to, but I want to deny the crime,' she told the court when asked about the charge against her. After a short trial, the court found that she was still liable for her actions and sentenced her to pay a fine of 1,500 kronor (112) plus an additional 1,000 kronor to the Swedish fund for victims of crime. It was reported that the charge against Thunberg could at-most result in a six-month jail sentence, however normally resulted in a fine. The June rally, organised by environmental activist group 'Ta tillbaka framtiden' (Reclaim the Future), tried to block the entrance and exit to the Malmo harbour to protest against the use of fossil fuel. 'We choose to not be bystanders, and instead physically stop the fossil fuel infrastructure,' Thunberg said in an Instagram post at the time. 'We are reclaiming the future.' Thunberg was charged earlier this month because she had , according to Swedish Prosecution Authority spokeswoman Annika Collin and a statement from prosecutors. She was pictured grinning as she arrived at the Malmo District Court this morning ahead of the hearing. She joined the Malmo protest organised by environmental activist group 'Ta tillbaka framtiden' (Reclaim the Future) as they attempted to block the entrance and exit to the harbour to protest the use of fossil fuel. On July 5, the group said: 'After blocking the activities that are burning our future, we are now being charged with criminal offences. 'While charges are being brought against us, the real crime is going on inside the doors we have blocked'. Greta Thunberg was just 15 when she . She and a small group of youths founded the Fridays for Future movement, which quickly became a global phenomenon. In addition to her climate strikes, the young activist regularly lambasts governments and politicians for not properly addressing climate issues. At the end of March, she condemned what she called an 'unprecedented betrayal' from leaders after the publication of the latest report by the IPCC, the UN's climate advisory panel. The detainment in June followed a previous arrest in January, when Thunberg . She was among dozens of climate activists who were detained by police officers during protests at a mine in the coal village of Lutzerath, in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. The activists, who are protesting against the ongoing destruction of the village to make way for a coal mine expansion, clashed with riot police.