""Our job is to enforce the laws of this state,""
""As you can tell in this indictment, this is about violent acts, plain and simple.""
""Chris Carr may try to use his prosecutors and power to build his gubernatorial campaign and silence free speech, but his threats will not silence our commitment to standing up for our future, our community and our city," the Cop City Vote coalition said."
Sixty-one protesters were indicted under Georgia's racketeering law after more than two years of demonstrations opposing construction of a police and firefighter training center outside Atlanta known as "Cop City." Environmental activists joined anti-police groups to resist clearing of a forested site, and heavy equipment has been moving onto the property. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr characterized the conduct as violent and criminal and pursued RICO charges. Protesters denounced the indictments as intimidation and suppression of First Amendment rights. Many defendants already faced separate charges, and more than three dozen activists have been charged with domestic terrorism.
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