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Twelve Seattle Peace Activists Arraigned

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Nov 10, 2002 17:19

On Nov. 7, twelve local anti-war activists were arraigned in the Federal District courtroom of Judge Martinez. Their crime? On 9/25/02, the activists were arrested for a civil disobedience action at the Federal Building in Seattle. The activists staged sit-ins at the offices of Senator Patty Murray and Senator Maria Cantwell and were subsequently charged with failure to obey the orders of federal officers.

At the time, neither of the Washington Senators had voiced their intentions regarding how they would vote on the war referendum. The activists claim that since an escalation of the war on Iraq seemed imminent, the direct action was justified.

The twelve activists now face up to 30 days in jail and fines up to $5,000 each. A trial has been set for January 16, 2003 with Judge Weinberg, Room 3-B of the old Federal Court Building, 1010 5th Avenue, Seattle ... Click here for the full story and a complete list of the defendants.

Earlier reports: Day of arraignment report | Day of arrest report | Twin Cities Sit-ins | NYC - Activists Occupy Hillary Clinton's Office | SF - Federal Bldg encampment | UCSC Student/Faculty Walk-Out

SNOW Coalition | Fellowship of Reconciliation

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