Saturday, October 13, 2012

Three Portland Activists Jailed Indefinitely For Using Fifth Amendment


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Three Portland Activists Jailed Indefinitely For Using Fifth Amendment Right
Posted By: Watchman
Date: Saturday, 13-Oct-2012 09:28:41

Since late July, three activists have had their lives torn apart by the police and the legal system, simply because they refused to answer any questions in a grand jury case, regarding crimes that they have absolutely no connection to. As of right now, all three are behind bars, with no clue when they will be able to get out.
The most recent to be sent away was Leah-Lynn Plante, this week she repeated the same process that she just watched her roommates go through. After being summoned to speak twice and refusing to speak both times, the prosecutors in the case enacted a legal loophole which waived her 5th amendment right to remain silent. This decision was made for her by the court against her will.
The sneaky legal trick that the prosecutors pulled....
The rest: http://www.activistpost.com/2012/10/3-portland-activists-indefinitely.html 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

It is really too bad that these young protesters did not know they live in Oregon State, but the corporate court and corporate defacto grand jury only have competence and jurisdiction in the State of Oregon Corporation.