Dramatic moment Just Stop Oil activist is dragged from home by her arms as she is arrested in connection with a plot to cause summer airport chaos

Franciszka Wolfisz

20:32 June 29, 2024, updated 01:47 June 30, 2024

This is the dramatic moment a Just Stop Oil activist is dragged from her home by her arms and arrested in connection with the group’s plan to cause summer chaos at UK airports.

The fan is one of 27 people arrested by police this week on suspicion of plan to disrupt airport operations this summer in a “swift and decisive” coordinated police operation.

Speaking to the camera as she was being detained by three officers, the woman repeatedly said she “did nothing wrong.”

In the minute-long recording that appeared on the X network, the woman was surrounded by officers and began by saying: “Oil and gas means collapse. It means losing everything we know. Our political system is completely broken.

She added: “I did nothing wrong. I am a supporter of Just Stop Oil. They came to my house and arrested me in my house.

As officers led her outside and carefully carried her to a waiting police vehicle, she said, “This is my home. You can’t come to my house and arrest me.

In a response to MailOnline, the Met Police said they could not comment on individual arrests, however: A total of 27 “key organisers” of planned disruptions took place in London, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Devon, Essex, Manchester, Surrey, Sussex, Norfolk and West Yorkshire.

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On Tuesday, four people were arrested and released on bail after being identified at Gatwick Airport, while on Thursday six people were arrested at a community center in east London as part of a publicly advertised event promoting disruption at the airport.

Yesterday, 17 people were arrested in their homes across the country.

In a statement issued on Friday, the Metropolitan Police said: “All individuals were arrested under a section of the Public Order Act which criminalizes conspiring to disrupt national infrastructure.

“Among those detained were several known members of Just Stop Oil, whom we consider key organizers.

“Met officers worked with more than eight other police forces to arrest suspects in their homes across the country. A total of 17 people were arrested.

Supervisor Ian Howells, who led the operation, said: “We know Just Stop Oil is planning disruption at airports across the country this summer, so we have taken swift and decisive action now.

Our position is clear: anyone who puts security at London airports at risk can expect a strong response from officers or security staff.

“Airports are complex operating environments and we work closely with airports, agencies and other partners on this operation.”

People arrested and released on bail are banned from traveling within 1km of any UK airport unless they are traveling by car or public transport.

The Met Police added that “in future, anyone suspected of breaching this condition could be immediately arrested for this offence.”

In response to the arrests, Just Stop Oil stated that “the British state had acted unlawfully.”

In a statement posted on the group’s website, it said: “Being a supporter of Just Stop Oil is enough to make you a suspect.

“The belief that no government has the right to tyrannize the entire world by encouraging the extraction and burning of fossil fuels marks you as a dangerous radical.”

Just Stop Oil added that it will continue to demand that the government stop extracting and burning oil, gas and coal by 2030.

The protest group has recently carried out a number of high-profile actions that have sparked outrage among both politicians and the public.

Earlier this month, two members of the group were arrested for spraying Stonehenge with orange paint.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned the attack, calling it a “disgraceful act of vandalism against one of the oldest and most important monuments in the UK and the world.”

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said after the action that “Just Stop Oil is pathetic”.

He tweeted: “The destruction of Stonehenge is outrageous. Just Stop oil is pathetic. Those responsible must face the full force of the law.”

In recent weeks, activists have also attacked private jets at London Stansted Airport.

It was initially believed that one of the planes belonged to Taylor Swift, but in fact the target of the attack was a US bank plane.

The move affected an 18-seat Gulfstream G650, which would be worth around £60 million, according to documents accessed by MailOnline.

According to the source, the stunt at Stansted was just a “prelude” to plans to disrupt even more airports in the coming months.

A source told The Times: “It’s just another way we can take action in the theaters of life we ​​exist in because we are not politicians.

“Private jets are obviously susceptible to greenhouse gas emissions and most people would agree that they need to stop.

“This is a wake-up call to the government that we need big, radical changes.”

Police have been under constant pressure from the government to take a tougher stance against protesters and limit the disruption they are causing.