Girlfriend of German Just Stop Oil eco zealot, 34, jailed for scaling Dartford Crossing bridge sparking 40 hours of gridlock says life ‘isn’t easy’ for him in prison
- German national Marcus Decker, 34, faces deportation after being jailed
- He was jailed for two years and a half years for climbing the Dartford Crossing
The girlfriend of a German Just Stop Oil protester who was jailed for climbing up the Dartford Crossing has said life ‘isn’t easy’ for him prison after launching a petition to stop him from being deported.
Marcus Decker, 34, was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison after causing a major traffic jam by climbing up the 275ft Queen Elizabeth bridge in Dartford, Kent.
The German citizen now faces deportation after serving his two-and-a-half year sentence at Highpoint Prison in Suffolk for causing 40 hours of gridlock on the bridge across the River Thames.
Decker’s girlfriend, Holly Cullen-Davis has now launched a petition calling on the Home Office to block him from being sent to Germany.
In an appeal, the mother-of-two said it ‘isn’t easy for Marcus in prison’ as she said the ‘double punishment’ of deportation is devastating the couple.
Marcus Decker, 34, (pictured) was jailed for two years and seven months after being found guilty of causing a public nuisance
The climate protester caused 40 hours of gridlock after climbing up the Dartford Crossing
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Decker was jailed for two years and seven months alongside fellow Just Stop Oil protestor Morgan Trowland, 40, of Islington, North London, who was also jailed for three years.
The climate protestors were jailed after being found guilty of causing a public nuisance at Southend Crown Court.
Any foreign national is normally automatically deported if they have been sentenced to more than 12 months in prison.
Decker’s girlfriend, Ms Cullen-Davis, has now launched a petition to save the Just Stop Oil protestor from being sent to Germany
In a public appeal for 50,000 signatures, Ms Cullen-Davis said that Decker has become a devoted stepfather to her two children since they first met three years ago.
The petition, which currently has 35,834 signatures, describes Decker as a ‘passionate singer and climate activist’ who lives the ‘most modest life possible’.
‘My partner Marcus Decker is being threatened with deportation – because he joined a peaceful protest against the government’s inaction on the climate crisis,’ the petition says.
‘Please help us and sign this petition calling on the Home Office to stop his deportation.
‘Marcus and I fell in love three years ago. We were brought together by our joint passion for music and for protecting our planet. He became a wonderful stepfather to my two children.’
The German national now faces deportation after serving his sentence
The Just Stop Oil protestors brought traffic to a standstill after climbing up the bridge over the River Thames
Just Stop Oil protestor Morgan Trowland (pictured) was jailed for three years for his part in the protest
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‘As a result of their protest, Marcus was sentenced to two years and seven months in prison. It isn’t easy for Marcus in prison and it is desperately sad for my family. We miss him every day.’
‘The prison banned Marcus from speaking to the media making it even more difficult for him to speak about the reasons for his protest.
‘But as if such a high prison sentence was not bad enough, Marcus, a German citizen, is now being threatened with deportation. This double punishment is devastating for us.
‘If deported, he would be separated from us, his family, his home, his community and his adopted country.
‘Marcus has already been separated from us for seven months and now he might never come home again.’
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