Peter Cundall pleads not guilty in anti-pulp case

Former presenter of Gardening Australia Peter Cundall has pleaded not guilty after he was arrested in November during a protest over Tasmania’s Gunns pulp mill.

The 82 year old was one of 12 campaigners who fronted the Hobart Magistrates Court this morning over the matter.

According to The Examiner, the lawyer representing some of the protesters told the court Cundall was discussing with police the possibility of running a test case when he was charged with failing to comply with the direction of a police officer.

In November Cundall told reporters, “I’m here because I’m opposed to the corrupt mechanisms, and it was corrupt, that [Tasmania’s] Pulp Mill Assessment Act went through Parliament.”

Two people pleaded guilty resulting in a $200 fine for one and a 12 month good behaviour bond for another.

More of the 57 people charged will face court next week.

Source: Examiner