According to a confirmation by the police on Tuesday, all the 20 protesters - who were among the 114 people detained on Easter Monday, April 13, 2009, for allegedly planning to shut down E. ON's coal-fired Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in Nottinghamshire, UK - have been convicted of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass.

The jury has found the 20 climate change activists - 14 men and six women - guilty of the offence; the maximum penalty for which is three-month prison sentence, a £2,500 fine, or both. The protestors will be sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday.

Last year, the protestors were arrested for planning to trespass the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station and shutter down its operations for at least a week - thereby trying to attempt what apparently is the largest pre-emptive police operation against environmentalists ever mounted in the UK.

The police operation to foil the attempts of the protestors cost £300,000.

Though the protestors argued that their incursion of the power station was essential, the prosecution argued in the negative and pointed out that it was "more fun" rather than being a democratic way of protest.

Gerry drew attention to the fact that "extensive equipment for a large-scale operation," including food to last a week, climbing gear, roll mats, sleeping bags, and ear and eye protection, was found at Iona School, Nottingam, from where the protestors were arrested by the police.