Protesters released,
won't be sent to jail
By Hon Walker
Emerald Associate Editor
All 20 demonstrators
( barged tor their Kl Salvador
protest activities at the Fed
eral Building Monday have
been released from federal
custody.
Representatives from the
local U S Marshal's office
as well as federal protective
officers who made the >u
rests, would not give out in
formation about the cite
lions, arrests or demonstra
lion.
The arrested protesters
were charged with unlawful
ly obstructing a federal
building entrance, said as
sistunt federal attorney Deb
orah Dealv Browning.
Of those arrested. 12 were
arraigned and 14 were cited.
All 29 protesters were re
leased Monday afternoon
Charges against two minors
will not be pursued. The 12
who wen’ arraigned will be
sentenced l)et . 7.
The maximum punish
ment for the offense is six
months imprisonment or a
$500 fine.
l.tvil rights attorney David
Atkin said the protesters
were cooperative and peace
ful when they were arrested
"In true Gandhian style,
they felt it was important to
get arrested and take the
consequences." Atkin said.
Federal officials indicated
Monday that they would not
ask for the protesters to
spend time in jail. Atkin
said Instead, he said, pro
testers might bo able to carry
out their penalties by per
forming community service,
in the form ot work for .1
government or nonprofit
agency.
Don ('lark, spokesman lor
the General Services Admin
istralion in Seattle, said the
2<) demonstrators were
charged alter failing to dis
peise at the request ot a fed
eral officer, and 17 of them
were then released
Thi: remaining 12 were
held in custody until Mon
day afternoon because thev
had refused to divulge their
names and addresses to au
thorities. ('lark said
The demonstrators were
among Mil) who began their
vigil Sunday afternoon A
number of them spent the
night in a shantytown in
front of the Federal build
ing. and lhe\ planned to
block doors to the building
Monday morning.
Federal authorities knew
about the protest, and the
entrant es to the building
were kepi lot ked which is a
normal procedure in such
cases, (dark saitl
Although c ity police ofti
tors also knew of the protest
and were on standby Mon
day morning, they made no
arrests, said Public Safety
Department spokesman Tim
Hirr
"We were advised there
would bo ct protest and t iv11
disobedience,” Birr said
However, he added that foil
oral protective officers of the
General Services Adminis
tration made all arrests
"The protest was on feder
al property, il was a federal
matter, and federal authori
ties elected to take on the
matter themselves." Birr
said.
A bill supported by Kep.
Peter DeEazio (D-Ore.)
passed on the floor of the
House Monday, a bill that
would end I I.S. aid to the El
Salvadoran government and
send money instead to inde
pendent relief organizations
said Matthew Kimble. Wash
ington press secretary lor
Del'a/.io.
Delaziu also has
cosponsored a bill intro
diit ed m the House Mondav
\\ liii It i alls tor an end to
t S aid to El Salvador un
less a nnmhei ot i omlitions
are met. including govern
ment and judii iar\ reforms
as well as a ( ease tire in tin
civil war. k imble said
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