Overview
- The Hamburg criminal court, which ruled Tuesday, convicted a 21-year-old over the 2023 airport blockade and issued only a warning under juvenile law.
- He was found guilty of disturbing public operations, resisting enforcement officers, property damage, and trespass.
- Prosecutors asked for 120 hours of community service, but the judge chose a warning, and the decision is not yet final.
- The judge said he respected the activist’s aims yet ruled the blockade was not justified by claims of civil disobedience or a climate emergency.
- The July 13, 2023 disruption stopped flights for nearly four hours with 68 cancellations and 14 diversions, leading to a civil judgment of more than €400,000 owed to Eurowings.