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Climate activist faces 10 years in jail for a fake letter 'canceling' an oil industry conference | CNN

www.cnn.com Climate activist faces 10 years in jail for a fake letter 'canceling' an oil industry conference | CNN

A climate activist in New Zealand faces 10 years in jail after a court found her guilty of forgery for sending a fake letter to the speakers at an oil industry conference, telling them it had been postponed due to the climate crisis.

Climate activist faces 10 years in jail for a fake letter 'canceling' an oil industry conference | CNN

Rosemary Penwarden, [a 64 year old] climate activist in New Zealand, faces more than 10 years in jall for a fake letter canceling an oil conference.

Three years later, after a trial in the Dunedin District Court, Penwarden was found guilty on Wednesday of two charges of creating and using a forged document.

“It was a surprise,” she said. “I’m reminded of the topsy-turvy world we’re in. It should not be the grandmothers on trial, it should be the oil industry, it should be those people who are making massive profits off the destruction of all of our futures.”

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