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Marco
Pannella
Acquitted
on
Hashish
Civil
Disobedience
Charge
2/15/02
Two weeks ago, DRCNet reported on civil
disobedience activity by members of the European Parliament on behalf of
Colin Davies, jailed proprietor of the Stockport, England cannabis cafe,
"Dutch Experience" (http://www.drcnet.org/wol/222.html#radicalparty).
On February 12, one of the same MEPs, Transnational Radical Party founder
Marco Pannella, was acquitted by Rome's Court of Appeals for a five year
old civil disobedience action.
On December 28, 1995, Pannella, dressed
as a yellow Father Christmas, publicly distributed small quantities of
hashish in the presence of police officers. A first degree Court
had sentenced Pannella to two years and two months in prison, later commuted
to a 3.500 Euro fine. Rome's Court of Appeals has now acquitted the
Radical leader entirely, stating that his act of civil disobedience cannot
be considered a crime.
In his address to the court, Pannella argued
for repeal of the drug laws, declaring in conclusion, "Down with the Judiciary,
long life to the judges!"
Visit http://www.radicalparty.org
for further information.
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Issue #224, 2/15/02
Feds Raid San Francisco Medical Marijuana Operations, City Officials Join Angry Protests as DEA Head Speaks Same Day | Genesis of the 6th Street Raid: Business as Usual for the DEA, Plus Help from Within | Philippines Proposes Death Sentence for Ecstasy, LSD Possession | Jamaica: Ganja Decrim Goes to Parliament | Half of Governor Johnson's Drug Reform Package Passes as Brief New Mexico Legislative Session Ends | Bolivian Government Signs Agreement With Coca Growers | Flood of Caribbean Drug Mules Overwhelming European Authorities | Marco Pannella Acquitted on Hashish Civil Disobedience Charge | Alerts: HEA, Bolivia, DEA Hemp Ban, SuperBowl Ad, Ecstasy Legislation, Mandatory Minimums, Medical Marijuana, Virginia | The Reformer's Calendar
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