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31st January 2005, 10:25
Eleven Sentenced to Prison for Actions to Close the SOA/ WHINSEC
Fourteen human rights activists -- including two minors -- were tried last week in Columbus, Georgia's federal court for their nonviolent actions to close the School of the Americas (WHINSEC) in November of 2004.
Final Sentences
for the SOA 14:
Two were sentenced to six months in prison with fines up to $500; two were sentenced to four months in prison with a $500 fine; seven were sentenced to three months in prison with fines up to $500; one was sentenced to one year of probation and a $1,000 fine; and two were given six-month deferred sentences. Read the final sentences for each of the defendants. (http://www.soaw.org/new/article.php?id=979)
Fifteen people crossed onto Fort Benning on Sunday, November 21, 2004 and were arrested in acts of nonviolent civil disobedience, many negotiating a 10-foot-high barbed-wire fence to enter the base. They took this action despite knowing they likely faced three to six months in federal prison. Read more about the arrests and trials for the SOA 14. (http://www.soaw.org/new/article.php?id=982)
http://www.soaw.org/
Fourteen human rights activists -- including two minors -- were tried last week in Columbus, Georgia's federal court for their nonviolent actions to close the School of the Americas (WHINSEC) in November of 2004.
Final Sentences
for the SOA 14:
Two were sentenced to six months in prison with fines up to $500; two were sentenced to four months in prison with a $500 fine; seven were sentenced to three months in prison with fines up to $500; one was sentenced to one year of probation and a $1,000 fine; and two were given six-month deferred sentences. Read the final sentences for each of the defendants. (http://www.soaw.org/new/article.php?id=979)
Fifteen people crossed onto Fort Benning on Sunday, November 21, 2004 and were arrested in acts of nonviolent civil disobedience, many negotiating a 10-foot-high barbed-wire fence to enter the base. They took this action despite knowing they likely faced three to six months in federal prison. Read more about the arrests and trials for the SOA 14. (http://www.soaw.org/new/article.php?id=982)
http://www.soaw.org/