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61 indicted on RICO charges in Georgia over 'Cop City' protests - UPI.com (www.upi.com)

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Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Sixty-one activists have been indicted on RICO charges over their actions to prevent construction of the future Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, which opponents have dubbed Cop City.

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[–] style99@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

The Cop City Vote Coalition, which is seeking to force a referendum on the training facility, condemned Carr for bringing "blatantly authoritarian" and "anti-democratic" charges against defendants in an effort to snuff out opposition to the facility.

"These charges ... seek to intimidate protesters, legal observers and bail funds alike, and send the chilling message that any dissent to Cop City will be punished with the full power and violence of the government," it said in a statement.

"Carr's actions are a part of a retaliatory pattern of prosecutions against organizers nationwide that attack the right to protest and freedom of speech."