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A GP who was jailed for taking part in a Just Stop Oil protest has been suspended from practising as a doctor for five months.
Dr Sarah Benn, 57, was sent to prison for 31 days for contempt of court by breaching an injunction not to demonstrate outside Kingsbury oil terminal in Warwickshire in 2022.
After a conduct hearing, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has now ruled that her fitness to practice was impaired.
The GP previously said it was her duty as a doctor to take part in peaceful protests against new fossil fuel projects.
The General Medical Council (GMC), who referred the case, said the hearing was convened due to the fact her actions at the terminal broke the law and damaged public trust.
Dr Sarah Benn, 57, has been suspended from the medical register for five months after being jailed for 31 days after she took part in a Just Stop Oil protest
Dr Benn, from Birmingham, says she informed the General Medical Council and her employer after each arrest and argues that her actions are consistent with medical ethics
Dr Faye Rolfe, for the GMC, said Dr Benn's conduct had brought the profession into disrepute.
But Dr Benn contested the claim and told the tribunal there was no evidence that she had caused patients to lose trust in her as a doctor or the profession by the wider public.
In its findings, the MPTS said the GP's actions did not give rise to concerns about patient safety.
However, they said there had been 'no acknowledgement from Dr Benn that what she has done by
