[Ppnews] Important Update on the RNC 8 Case

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Important Update on the RNC 8 Case: New Hearing Tuesday 10/19 at 9am

Monday, October 18 2010 @ 07:54 PM UTC
http://news.infoshop.org/article.php?story=20101018195406792

Contributed by: Anonymous

It is with strong and mixed emotions that we 
bring important news: there appears to be a major 
change in the cases of the four remaining RNC 8 
defendants–Garrett, Max, Nathanael and Rob. The 
four have tentatively reached a plea agreement 
with prosecutors, likely avoiding trial. The 
agreement, if it goes according to plan, 
significantly reduces the charge, calls for 
favorable sentencing, and is non-cooperating.

It is with strong and mixed emotions that we 
bring important news: there appears to be a major 
change in the cases of the four remaining RNC 8 
defendants–Garrett, Max, Nathanael and Rob. The 
four have tentatively reached a plea agreement 
with prosecutors, likely avoiding trial. The 
agreement, if it goes according to plan, 
significantly reduces the charge, calls for 
favorable sentencing, and is non-cooperating.

We wish to thank you for being there for the 8 
and for us all along. You raised funds, raised 
consciousness of the fight against 
criminalization of dissent, and raised the next 
generation of rebels and revolutionaries to keep 
the struggle going. You were there at the jail 
vigil and the very first hearings; you were there 
in the kitchen and the dining room at our 
community meals; you were there at our rallies 
and actions. You were there at meetings, you were 
there at fundraisers, and you were there in the 
courtroom, through thick and thin.

Now, please be there in the courtroom for what we expect to be one final time:

* When: Tuesday, October 19, at 9am
* Where: Ramsey County Courthouse, 15 W. Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul

Check our updates or the monitors in room 131 for 
the courtroom number. Please stay afterwards for 
a press conference and address immediately upon conclusion of the hearing.

We understand this news may well be surprising. 
Many of us feel the same and much, much more, but 
above all, we personally support all the 
defendants in their difficult decision and will 
continue to support them through whatever hurdles 
remain. We will release more information, 
analysis and logistical updates to you all after 
details are confirmed on Tuesday. We ask that, 
until then, speculation or rumor be kept to a minimum.

Again, thank you for your continued support and struggle.

In solidarity,

the RNC 8 Defense Committee




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