Let-off for Greenpeace protesters

Four Greenpeace supporters who brought Canadian High Commission to a standstill in a protest about a massive oil pipe project walked free from court. Benjamin Bailes, 34, Victoria Henry, 37, Frances Myles, 35, and Joanne Paterson, 52, climbed up pillars within the grounds of the government buildings on 18 April this year. They hung suspended on the ornate columns for hours stopping staff and members of the public entering the buildings. Alison Boffey, prosecuting said: ‘When police arrived at the…