The Trial of the Pit Stop Ploughshares Ongoing at Dublin's Four Courts
Ploughshares Support | 12.07.2006 06:10 | Anti-militarism
The Pit Stop Ploughshares first went to Trial in March '05, the trial collased one the 6th. day when the Judge trial acted illegally. They returned to Dublin's Four Courts for a 2nd. trial in Oct. '05 The 2nd. trial collapsed on the 11th. day when defendants confronted the judge with his long personal firendship with U.S. Prez George Bush Jr. (the Judge had attended the first innaugaration, the intermediary was now disgraced/retired Tom Delay leader of the Republicans in U.S. Congress at the time).
The Ploughshares face a maximum sentence of ten years imprisonment if convicted. The defence opens today Wed July 12th.
Court Report from Trial Day 3 (J11)
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More background & info on Pit Stop Ploughshares
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Furhter Background & Continually Updated Feature on Irish Indymedia
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General Background, Chronology on the 26 year old Plowshares Movement
www.plowsharesactions.org
General Background on founder Dorothy Day & the 73 year old Catholic Worker Movement
www.catholicworker.org
Backgorund & info on the latest "WMD Here Plowshares" (North Dakota ICBM Missile Silo) action & imprisoned activists
www.jonahhouse.org
Ploughshares Support
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