Demonstrators arrested at state budget protests will go to trial for trespass
Five demonstrators arrested for protesting the state budget in June rallied with supporters Friday outside Concord District Court, where the activists had a court date for criminal trespass charges.
The five protesters – Asma Elhuni of Concord, N.H.; Alison Brokenshire of White River Junction, Vt.; Dana Hackett of Laconia, N.H.; James Graham of Lyme, N.H.; and Joy Robertson of Keene, N.H. – were joined by about two dozen people outside the courthouse during the morning hearing.
On June 24, New Hampshire State Police arrested the activists for refusing to leave the state Capitol after it closed at 5 p.m.
“We were unable to resolve the charges today,” attorney Andru Volinsky said at the rally. Volinsky, who is also a Rights and Democracy board member and a former Executive Councilor, said that protesters arrested on these types of charges can usually avoid a trial and that continuing the court proceedings was a waste of state funds.
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