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Two climate activists freed
Two activists who have been in custody since the UN climate summit in Copenhagen in December, has been released. It is the Australian Natasha Verco and American Noah Daniel Weiss.
They were remanded in custody with a deadline to Monday, and when they turned up in the Copenhagen City Court, they were told that there is a charge made against them and that their case comes to court 16th and 19 March. Then they were freed, the police lawyer Dorrit Borgaard, the Copenhagen Police.
Outrage in Australia
The two are accused by clauses in the penal code that deals with violence against an official, disturbance of public order, disruption of underdeveloped communications and vandalism.
Noah Weiss is an American citizen, but resident in Denmark, while Natasha Verco is an Australian citizen and married with a Danish. She resides in Sweden.
Demonstration
Natasha Verco was arrested the day before the big "Reclaim Power" demonstration in the climate summit. Imprisonment has caused great outrage in Australia, where environmental groups whereas the university-educated woman peaceful activist work as a member of Friends of the Earth.
Monday morning showed a small group of people in front of the Danish consulate in Sydney and demanded her release. The demonstrators appealed to the Crown Princess Mary, who is of Australian origin, to go into the matter for the Australian woman.
Source: email