Greta Thunberg facing new criminal trial after being charged by police

But following the verdict, Thunberg and other activists from Reclaim the Future blocked the road for oil trucks in Malmo harbour.

The group of activists were again forcibly removed by officers.

In a statement, the prosecutor said: "The demonstration did not have a permit and it led to the blocking of car traffic. The woman refused to obey the police command to leave the scene."

The environmental activist could face a harsher sentence if convicted a second time.

Failure to obey a police order carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison.

It comes after Thunberg pulled out of an appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival after accusing the lead sponsor of “greenwashing”.

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The 20-year-old climate activist was set to speak at an event on August 12 at the Playhouse theatre, named “Greta Thunberg: It’s Not Too Late to Change the World”, in front of 3,000 people.

But her decision to pull the plug on the event came after claims that the festival sponsor, Baillie Gifford, had invested billions in firms that profit from fossil fuels.

At the time, in a statement released through the festival, she said: “As a climate activist I cannot attend an event which receives sponsorship from Baillie Gifford, who invests heavily in the fossil fuel industry.

“Greenwashing efforts by the fossil fuel industry, including sponsorship of cultural events, allow them to keep the social licence to continue operating.

“I cannot and do not want to be associated with events that accept this kind of sponsorship.”

Her second trial is scheduled for 27 September.