Jan 11, 2008

80 arrested for protesting Gitmo at SCOTUS today


From TruthOut via the NYT:

Eighty Arrested at Protests Calling for Closure of Gitmo The Associated Press
Friday 11 January 2008
Washington - Eighty people were arrested at the Supreme Court Friday in a protest calling for the shutdown of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.


Demonstrators wearing orange jump suits intended to simulate prison garb were arrested inside and outside the building in the early afternoon. "Shut it down," protesters chanted as others kneeled on the plaza in front of the court.


They were charged with violating an ordinance that prohibits demonstrations of any kind on court grounds. Those arrested inside the building also were charged under a provision that makes it a crime to give "a harangue or oration" in the Supreme Court building. The maximum penalty is 60 days in jail, a fine or both.


The court is considering whether prisoners still detained at Guantanamo Bay have a right to challenge their confinement in U.S. courts.


Officials briefly closed the court building during the protest. It reopened around 2 p.m. EST.


The NYT writeup adds an international flavor to the worldwide protests today to close Gitmo:

Protests were also held some other world capitals.


In Manila, Philippines, about 30 activists picketed the U.S. Embassy to demand the camp's closure. ''We are appealing to President Bush and the U.S. government to close Guantanamo Bay now,'' said Aurora Parong, director of Amnesty International in the Philippines.


Small demonstrations by Amnesty supporters, also in orange jumpsuits, were held in Rome; Prague, Czech Republic; Brussels, Belgium; and Budapest, Hungary.

I don't care how small they were..people all over the globe know what bullshittery Gitmo is.

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