MULTIPLE people have been arrested at a protest in Clydebank today.
Just Stop Oil, a group that urges the government to put an end to the use of fossil fuels, has been protesting near Glasgow.
Since around 4am this morning, volunteers have been blocking the entrance to the Nustar Clydebank oil terminal at Rothesay Dock.
Police Scotland has been present at the scene all day and now say that multiple people have been arrested.
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Chief Superintendent Lynn Ratcliff said: “Officers have been liaising with protestors at Rothesay Dock in Clydebank since 4.10am on Tuesday, May, 3 2022 in order to facilitate peaceful protest.
"As a rights-based organisation, Police Scotland puts our values of integrity, fairness, respect and a commitment to upholding human rights at the heart of everything we do.
"This means that we will protect the rights of people who wish to peacefully protest or counter-protest, balanced against the rights of the wider community.”
"We have considered the impact of the protest in terms of health and safety within the site and the impact on the wider community and have asked the individuals involved to end their protest and allow a return to normality.
"The incident is currently ongoing and a number of people who decided not to cooperate have subsequently been arrested."
Eilidh, 20, a supporter of Just Stop Oil from West Lothian said: “62% of Europe’s oil comes from the North Sea and Scotland doesn’t own a single drop of it.
"People in Scotland are currently suffering from fuel poverty whilst the billionaire oil CEOs get richer and richer.
"Oil is already having and will continue to cause disastrous impacts for Scotland”.
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