Greta Thunberg Defied Police Orders At London Protest, Say Prosecutors

Prosecutor Luke Staton told court, "She said that she was staying where she was and so she was arrested."

Activist Greta Thunberg defied police orders to move during a climate demonstration, prosecutors told a London court on Thursday, on the first day of her two-day trial for public order offences.

Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London heard that police gave the 21-year-old Swedish campaigner a "final warning" to move from outside the entrance of the London hotel hosting the Energy Intelligence Forum in October.

Prosecutor Luke Staton told court, "She said that she was staying where she was and so she was arrested."