WA activists say they believe footage ABC provided to police resulted in them being charged

The activists were charged in relation to a planned protest outside the Perth home of Woodside chief executive Meg O’Neill

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Three Western Australian environmental activists say they believe that footage provided by the ABC to police under a “compulsory legal process” has likely resulted in them being charged with criminal offences.

The activists were charged on Wednesday in relation to a planned protest outside the Perth home of the Woodside chief executive, Meg O’Neill, in August.

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