Actress Shailene Woodley was arrested on video on Monday near North Dakota after opposing a proposed pipeline that Native Americans claim will poison water and ruin holy territory.
The 24-year-old woman, who plays Snowden in the movie, was detained at the protest, according to a Morton County Sheriff’s Office spokesman, who refused to speak further.
In a video that was uploaded on her Facebook page, Woodley can be seen telling the story of her detention.
She claims that as she was walking calmly back to her car, “they managed to grab me by my vest and informed me that I wasn’t allowed to proceed… and that they had gigantic guns and batons and cable ties and that they weren’t allowing me to go.”
The actress, who is also well-known for the “Disparate” movie series, is heard being informed by an officer on camera that she is getting questioned for trespassing.
What does Woodley claim In The Video?
Woodley claims in the video that she was one of the hundreds of demonstrators but was singled out “because I’m highly known because there are 40,000 viewers viewing” as she was being brought into custody.
Famous for her conservation advocacy, Woodley has already joined Standing Rock Sioux Members of the tribe in protests against the $3.7 billion project’s scheduled development.
Energy Transfer Partners LP is leading a consortium of businesses building a 1,100-mile (1770.28-km) pipeline that will be the first to transport Bakken shale through North Dakota straight to terminals on the American Eastern Shore.
The pipeline’s developer, Dakota Access, had hoped to integration test in the 4th quarter of the current year, but protests have delayed work.
Court Judge Denied The Standing Rock Sioux Group
A court judge denied the Standing Rock Sioux Group’s attempt to halt the Dakota Access pipeline’s building on Sunday, but he added that the decision was “not the final word” because the state was still required to approve a crucial permit.
The U.S. Army, Justice dept, and Department of the Environment said on Monday that the Military would not, for the time being, approve the building of the pipeline on Army Corps territory adjacent to or beneath Lake Oahe.
The tribe claimed the pipeline would expose it to oil spill pollution and harm culturally and historically valuable sites.
Supporters claim this would offer a safer and more affordable alternative to shipping Bakken shale towards the United States Gulf than by rail or road.
Woodley plays Lindsay Mills, the erstwhile National Security Agency company’s sweetheart in the movie “Snowden,” released this year.
Snowden, who revealed information about the U.S. govt’s extensive surveillance programs and fled the country in 2013, was given asylum in Russia. (Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe; research by Dan Whitcomb from Los Angeles)
