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Eight CPT trainees arrested during mock trial

by Christian Peacemaker Teams

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CHICAGO—On July 23, members of CPT’s summer training group and supporters held a mock trial, indicting Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) Iraq war voting record.
With “History” as the judge, participants called the “Court of Public Opinion” to order at the Federal Building in downtown Chicago. Inside both the Senator’s 38th floor office and the Federal Building lobby, witnesses offered testimony regarding the Senator’s votes for “life” and “war.”

After 40 minutes, Chicago police arrived on the scene and arrested eight CPT trainees carrying out their witness inside the building. They charged the eight with criminal trespass (a misdemeanor) and took them to jail. All were released by 3:30 a.m. and will appear in court on Aug. 13.

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