On July 25, an Irish court acquitted five protesters, including Ciaran O'Reilly from Brisbane, of damaging a US war plane at Shannon airport to protest against the Iraq war. All are pacifists from the Catholic Worker Movement, and used hammers and an axe to attack the US Navy cargo plane three years ago, according to the July 25 Irish RTE News. They were charged with committing US$2.5 million worth of criminal damage, and spent 11 weeks in Limerick prison before being released on bail to await trial. They faced up to 10 years in jail if convicted, but were acquitted after two mis-trials. For more information, visit <http://www.peaceontrial.com>.
IRELAND: Peace protesters acquitted
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