Saturday, May 19, 2012

NATO Protesters Held Without Charge

NATO Protesters Held Without Charge After Raid as Chicago Steps Up Police Activities
Yana Kunichoff, Truthout: "A pre-emptive raid by the Chicago Police Department (CPD) on the home of two Occupy Chicago activists may have happened without a search warrant, said the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), and led to the disappearance of nine activists into police custody without charge for almost 24 hours. According to witnesses, the raid was conducted by the Organized Crime Division of the CPD and a warrant produced at the site didn't have the signature of a judge. The use of pre-emptive arrests is troublesome, said lawyers following the proceedings."
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