2012-05-22 14:53:07 Attorney: "NATO 3" Activists Detained on Terror Charges Are Victims of Police Entrapment
DemocracyNow.org - Following a weekend that saw nearly 100 arrests of protesters at the NATO summit in Chicago, we speak with National Lawyers Guild attorney Sarah Gelsomino, who represents one of the five activists charged with terror-related crimes. Two are accused of attempted possession of explosives or incendiary devices, and three more are accused of conspiracy to commit terrorism, material support for terrorism and possession of explosives. Gelsomino says the so-called "NATO Three" were set-up by government informants who planted the explosives.
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