STORY: :: Climate protesters attempt to break the glass around the Magna Carta at the British Library
:: London
(Judy Bruce, Protester) "This famous document is about the rule of law and standing up against the abuse of power. Our government is breaking its own laws against climate change"
:: May 10, 2024
In a video clip posted by Just Stop Oil on social media, Reverend Dr Sue Parfitt (82) held a chisel over the case as Judy Bruce (85) hit it with a lump hammer several times. The historic document was not damaged, according to the library.
There are only four original Magna Carta texts, the 13th century English treaty which established that nobody was above the law. Two of them are kept in the British Library, one is in Salisbury Cathedral and the other is held in Lincoln Castle.
London's Metropolitan Police said later they had arrested two people on suspicion of criminal damage in relation to the incident.
