Environment demonstrators in Bílina mine ordered to pay damages to mining company

Several dozen participants in a 2018 demonstration at the Bílina coal mine in Northern Bohemia have been ordered to pay damages to Severočeské doly mining company for losses caused by halting operations. The Regional Court in Ústí nad Labem upheld a lower court's ruling, confirming damages of about 660,000 CZK, along with court costs. The verdict is final, with only a supreme appeal possible. Around 300 activists protested coal mining, with some leaving the designated route and others occupying a coal excavator. No property damage occurred, but a 12-hour suspension in operations resulted in losses. Police intervened, issuing fines and warnings to 91 protesters.