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Portsmouth NH 11/4/02 Arraignment of the Newington Five
Approximately 40-45
people gathered in Market Square, Portsmouth this morning at 8AM for a
march to the courthouse about four blocks away. The gathering and march
were in support of the Newington Five, five peace activists who were arrested
at U.S. Senator Judd Gregg's office on October 24th for  refusing
to leave. The activists decided that Sen. Gregg's response to 12 questions
requesting reasons for his support of president Bush's resolution for
a military solution regarding Iraq were insufficient. They decided to
stay after the office closed and were arrested for criminal trespass,
a Class B misdemeanor.
The five included
Tom Jackson, Rob Wolff, David Diamond, Macy Morse, and Amy Antonucci.
At the arraignment,
the five each pleaded not guilty and several entered additional pleas.
Wolff pleaded for the children of Iraq, and Morse pleaded for peace and
dignity which the complaint, in part, said they had violated.
As each name was called and the defendant stood, all of the supporters
in the courtroom, most dressed in black, stood as well.
Their trials were
all set for April 9, 2003.
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Submitted by Paul Pat Morse
For more info go to: http://www.seacoastpeaceresponse.org
Contact:
info@seacoastpeaceresponse.org
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