Bundy brothers accused of ‘dangerous’ invasion as Oregon standoff trial begins

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Source: The Guardian

Bundy brothers accused of ‘dangerous’ invasion as Oregon standoff trial begins

In opening arguments for the high-profile case, prosecutors
say they will outline how a peaceful protest became an illegal
armed occupation of government land

Sam Levin in Portland, Oregon
Tuesday 13 September 2016 23.11 BST

US prosecutors accused brothers Ammon and Ryan Bundy of leading a coordinated armed takeover and “dangerous” invasion of government land in their opening arguments in the high-profile Oregon militia standoff case.

The US attorney’s office told a packed federal courtroom that the Bundy brothers and five other defendants engaged in a carefully planned conspiracy to seize public land and block government workers from doing their jobs at the Malheur national wildlife refuge, the site of the major armed demonstration in January.

“What started as a peaceful protest … evolved into an illegal armed occupation led by Ammon and Ryan Bundy,” prosecutor Geoff Barrow said.

Ammon’s lawyer, Marcus Mumford, argued that the protest leader was a peaceful “activist” fighting for the “survival and rebirth of rural America, especially in western states”.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/13/oregon-militia-standoff-trial-begins-ammon-ryan-bundy

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1. Set an example

Throw the book at them.