Just Stop Oil protesters have painted Stonehenge orange in the run-up to the summer solstice, to demand the next UK Government make a legal commitment to phase out fossil fuels by 2030.
The British Police arrested two people this Wednesday after environmental activists An orange substance was dumped on Stonehengethe declared prehistoric monument Heritage of humanity by unesco in the south-west of England.
He Just Stop Oil protest group declared that a pair of its activists, aged 21 and 73, had “decorated Stonehenge with orange powder paint” to demand that the next UK Government legally commit to phase out fossil fuels by 2030.
The images were published on social networks, where the group claimed to have used “orange corn flour” so that “the rain would take her away soon”. Wiltshire Police said in a statement that it had “arrested two people following an incident at Stonehenge this afternoon.”
“Officers responded to the scene and arrested two people. suspected of damaging the ancient monument. “Our research continues and we are working closely with English Heritage.”
The incident occurs in the middle of the general election campaign in the UK, before Voters go to the polls on July 4.
Current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the incident a “disgraceful act of vandalism against one of the oldest and most important monuments in the United Kingdom and of the world.”
“Just Stop Oil should be ashamed of its activists“added Sunak.
“Is not sufficient”
A spokesperson for Just Stop Oil stated that although the Labor party, which, according to the polls he will win the elections next month, has committed not to grant new oil and gas drilling licenses, “we all know that this is not enough.”
Just Stop Oil explained that it had decided to carry out the action the day before the summer solstice holiday, in which crowds gather at the site To celebrate.
“We have to come together to defend humanity or we risk everything. That’s why Just Stop Oil demands that our next Government sign a legally binding treaty to phase out fossil fuels by 2030“added the spokesperson.
“If they do not commit to defending our communities, Just Stop Oil supporters They will join the resistance this summer“if their own governments do not take meaningful action.”
