More than three dozen pro-Palestinian protesters accused of blocking a main road into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport last month have pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and failing to disperse. The Seattle Times reports 37 people pleaded not guilty on Monday in SeaTac Municipal Court.
SEATAC, Wash. — More than three dozen pro-Palestinian protesters accused of blocking a main road into Seattle -Tacoma International Airport last month pleaded not guilty on Monday to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and failing to disperse.
Thirty-seven people pleaded not guilty in SeaTac Municipal Court, where Judge Pauline Freund returned $500 bail to each of them and released them on conditions including not returning to the airport without a travel purpose and appearing at their pretrial hearings June 11, At least five others who were arrested hired private attorneys and waived arraignment, according to the City of SeaTac.
The Washington State Department of Transportation said that on April 15, a demonstration closed the main road to the airport for several hours. Social media posts showed people holding a banner and waving Palestinian flags while standing on the highway.Outside the SeaTac City Hall after the arraignment, several people declined to speak to the newspaper about their cases except to say, “Free Palestine.
In Washington state, a misdemeanor carries a maximum penalty of up to 90 days in county jail or a fine of up to $1,000, or both.this spring have been protesting as well, setting encampments and calling for their schools to cut ties with Israel and businesses that support it. Students and others on campuses whom law enforcement authorities have identified as outside agitators have taken part in the protests from the University of Washington in Seattle to Columbia University in New York City.
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