Police investigate sabotage claims by UK activists against ‘fossil fuel finance’ | Environmental activism
Police from the City of London investigate allegations of environmental activists for having made sabotage acts on the offices of the main insurers and financial institutions.
The activist group closed the system said that its supporters had cut cables and stuck electric service cupboards to JP Morgan Chase and Allianz, in what it described as the start of “a sustained sabotage period” against the funding of fossil fuels.
The group also claimed to have targeted the headquarters of Northampton de Barclaycard, saying that its activists had cut the 5G cable to the communication mast in the building service.
Close the distributed photographs of the system supposed to show its supporters performing the actions. Northampton police said they had not received any report of vandalism.
Surint Jo Cash of the London City Police, said: “We are aware of a social media position by closing the system, which alleges that criminal damage has been caused to infrastructure in the city of London.
“We have had no criminal activity report at the moment, but we are talking about the companies mentioned in the position and in the business world.
Close the system said it was targeting JP Morgan because it was “classified the largest banking investor in the world in fossil fuels”, while Barclays was targeted because it was the most important in Europe.
Allianz has been targeted, depending on the closure of the system, because it is the sixth insurer of fossil fuels and also provides Elbit, the Israeli arms company. A system closing spokesperson said: “I am raised by continuous support from the financial sector to the deadly industries.
“” The simple fact of doing our job “was not an excuse in the Second World War and it is not today. They have the choice of industries they finance. I cannot bear to stay cross -ones while people in power continue to exacerbate the global problems just so that a few wealthy can make increased benefits.
“He is dislocated and psychopath with greed to the detriment of billions of people.”
The group says that it asks financial institutions to end all finances and insurance for the expansion of fossil fuels; Adopt targets for reducing 1.5C emissions for oil, gas and coal; require robust transition plans of 1.5 C for all customers of existing fossil fuels; protect indigenous peoples and human rights; And increase funding for a fair and equitable transition. If the financial sector ignores its requests, then in October, they will increase more, said the group.
JP Morgan and Barclays were contacted for comments. An Allianz spokesperson said there was no disruption or impact on his commercial operations.
Close the system previously targeted insurance companies in the city in January, sabotating fiber optic cables in an action which, according to an expert in cybersecurity, caused a “significant slowdown in internet speed” in the district.
His clandestine tactics are a gap from those of the extinction rebellion and his successors isolate Great Britain and simply stop oil, for whom their actions was a key element of their Modus Operandi.
A certain number of supporters of the just arrest oil underwent long sentences after a repression of environmental activism which included a certain number of new draconian laws have been adopted and more severe sentences pronounced to demonstrators of direct action.
The system spokesperson closed, “We were forced underground by anti-protection draconian laws. The British state has recently shown how ready they are ready to suppress peaceful demonstrations.
“History shows that direct action and sabotage are very effective, so we cannot stop while the emergency wages of the climate take place and we see the most optimistic path to follow is to function beyond the scope of the state.”
