HS2 protester causes £7,319.94 of damage – no penalty

An HS2 protestor who used fire extinguishers to spray bright pink paint on the Department of Transport building has been spared jail. Ramon Salgado-Tuzon, 57, took part in a direct-action protest against the rail link outside the Department of Transport building on Horseferry road, central London, on 10 February 2021. Southwark Crown Court heard the former London mayoral candidate poured bright pink paint into fire extinguishers before spraying the front of the building, causing £7,319.94 in damage. Salgado-Tuzon, of Camden,…