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Victory for Father Barrios
Published May 18, 2007 9:05 AM
After a three-day trial in which his supporters packed the courtroom,
Father Luis Barrios was found not guilty on May 9 of all charges except a minor
disorderly conduct charge that carried no jail time and a $95 fine for court
costs.
The progressive cleric, well-known in New York and elsewhere for his strong
social justice activism, was one of 16 people arrested at the United Nations in
September 2006 attempting to serve President George W. Bush with findings on
U.S. war crimes in Iraq. Police attacked the crowd, as seen in a video shown in
court.
Acquitted on charges of assault and resisting arrest, Barrios says they were
fraudulent because “I went there to get arrested—why would I
resist?”
—Report and photo
by Deirdre Griswold
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