Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate activist, is set to go on trial on Monday for disobeying police at a rally last month in Malmo when activists blocked the port.
At 9:30 GMT, she is due to appear before the court in the southern Swedish city.
As per the charge sheet seen by AFP, the 20-year-old activist “took part in a demonstration that disrupted traffic” and “refused to obey police orders to leave the site.”
She might receive a six-month jail sentence, but prosecutor Charlotte Ottosen told AFP that most of the time, these kinds of charges result in fines.
To protest against the use of fossil fuels, the protest, which was organized by the environmental activist organization “Ta tillbaka framtiden” (Reclaim the Future), attempted to block the entrance and exit to the Malmo harbour.
In an Instagram post at the time, Thunberg said, “We choose to not be bystanders, and instead physically stop the fossil fuel infrastructure. We are reclaiming the future.”
Thunberg rose to global fame after starting her “School Strike for Climate” in front of Sweden’s parliament in Stockholm at the age of 15.
She and a small group of young people launched the Fridays for Future movement, which swiftly grew into a global phenomenon.
In addition to her climate strikes, the teenage activist frequently criticizes governments and politicians for failing to effectively tackle climate issues.