The anti-lockdown activists were found guilty of verbally abusing Newsnight journalist Nick Watt.
A group of anti-lockdown protesters has been sentenced after verbally abusing BBC journalist Nick Watt.A large group had gathered at Westminster to protest against the government's extension of coronavirus restrictions in England by four weeks.Image source,Martin Hockridge pictured before entering Westminster Magistrates' Court for the trial
Three men, Gary Purnell, 45, Alexander Peat, 34, and Martin Hockridge, 58, were handed 12-month community orders, with a requirement to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work. District Judge Louisa Cieciora issued an arrest warrant for Christopher Aitken, 62, who did not attend the hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
But Ms Cieciora said the allegations could not be "laid at the door of any of the defendants", who were still in court at the time.
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