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Sean O'Reilly Acquitted of "Obstructing a Federal Officer"![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Last December following a nonviolent break in at the NSA/CIA Pine Gap Sattelite Station (Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia), Sean O'Reilly was arrested during a follow solidarity vigil at the gates of Pine Gap. Sean was charged with "obstructing a federal police officer" merely for questioning the officers right to search his car. Sean went to court in Alice Springs on Monday, the pre-trial hearing of the remaining Pine Gap folks is set fo April with a jury trial later in the year. Pine Gap is used for electronic information gathering and targetting for the U.S. war machine. his progress at every turn. He said he warned me 8-10 times and suggested he hadn't arrested me earlier because he was giving me the benefit of the doubt. When in cross examination I suggested I hadn't met a police officer yet who would have tolerated that sort of harrassment he had no response. |
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Jump To Comment: 115 arrested at White House and other anti-war resistence.
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Frank Cordero sentenced to six months – send him a Solidarity letter or card
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