Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr on Tuesday announced an indictment against 61 people accused of conspiracy to prevent the construction of Atlanta's fire and police training center.
Sept. 6 - Sixty-one activists have been indicted on RICO charges over their actions to prevent construction of the future Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, which opponents have dubbed "Cop City.".
The indictment, which spends pages to describe anarchy, states the defendants are members of Defend the Atlantic Forest, whose purpose is to occupy parts or all of 381 forested acres in DeKalb County, Ga., that are owned by the Atlanta Police Foundation and leased by the city for the purpose of construction of the training center.
The indictment was filed in Fulton County - the same jurisdiction that weeks earlier brought RICO charges against former President Donald Trump and 18 other defendants over their alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election in the state.
The Cop City Vote Coalition, which is seeking to force a referendum on the training facility, condemned Carr for bringing "Blatantly authoritarian" and "Anti-democratic" charges against defendants in an effort to snuff out opposition to the facility.
"These charges ... seek to intimidate protesters, legal observers and bail funds alike, and send the chilling message that any dissent to Cop City will be punished with the full power and violence of the government," it said in a statement.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia also issued a statement of concern over the indictment.
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/09/06/Atlanta-Cop-City-indcitment/1901693974563/
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