[IPSM] More news of Kaneshsatake Verdict

Sun Oct 30 04:11:09 PST 2005

all the women, including chickie, sonia and bertha, were found not guilty on
all charges. all the men were found guilty. robert & gary gabriel and five
others i don't know were found guilty of both forcibile confinement and
riot, and will appeal the conviction. terry (rita's son), allistair (janet's
brother) and chickie's nefew all got the unlawful assembly charges. pascal
told me last night he will write up a report to post including a criticism
of the coverage.

shelly

Un premier verdict pour les Mohawks de Kanesatake

Mise à jour le samedi 29 octobre 2005 à 18 h 00
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Samedi matin, à Saint-Jérôme, le verdict est tombé pour les 19 Mohawks
accusées dans le cadre des événements de janvier 2004 à Kanesatake.

Le jury a reconnu sept des accusés, dont Robert Gabriel, coupables de
participation à une émeute et de séquestration. Six autres personnes ont été
condamnées pour avoir participé à un attroupement illégal.

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      Robert Gabriel, malgré le verdict, se réjouit d'avoir saboté
l'opération policière du grand chef, son cousin.
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Les personnes coupables de séquestration risquent 10 ans de prison, celles
ayant participé à une émeute, deux ans. La sentence sera connue le 13
décembre prochain.

En revanche, six des individus incriminés ont été acquittés. Ils étaient
accusés d'avoir encerclé le poste de police du territoire mohawk et d'avoir
participé à une émeute.

              Alain Picard a suivi le procès.

              Marc Verreault nous rappelle les faits.

Toute l'affaire remonte à janvier 2004. Le 12 de ce mois, une soixantaine de
policiers autochtones ont pris le contrôle du poste de police de Kanesatake,
à la demande du grand chef James Gabriel. Celui-ci souhaitait mettre fin au
crime organisé sévissant sur le territoire.

Une partie de la population a aussitôt réagi en séquestrant les policiers,
bloqués dans le bâtiment pendant près de 48 heures.

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      La maison de James Gabriel a entièrement brûlé
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Les événements ont dégénéré en contestation violente de la politique de
James Gabriel. Sa maison a été incendiée, et il a dû quitter le territoire.

L'affaire a été entendue devant la Cour supérieure du Québec. Deux personnes
doivent encore subir un procès en 2006. Ils sont accusés d'avoir causé
l'incendie de la résidence de l'ancien grand chef.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jaggi Singh" <jaggi at resist.ca>
To: <ipsm-l at lists.resist.ca>
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 1:37 AM
Subject: [IPSM] CP: 7 of 19 Mohawks convicted over 2004 Kanehsatake unrest

>
> Mohawks convicted over 2004 Kanesatake unrest
>
> Canadian Press
>
> Updated: Sat. Oct. 29 2005 11:46 PM ET
> SAINT-JEROME, Que.
>
> Seven Mohawks were found guilty Saturday of rioting at an embattled
> native community near Montreal in 2004.
>
> Nineteen suspects stood trial for violence at Kanesatake, west of
> Montreal, the same community that was at the centre of the 1990 Oka
> crisis.
>
> The jury of also found the seven suspects guilty of forcible confinement.
> Another six were found guilty of a lesser charge of taking part in an
> illegal protest, while six more were cleared of all charges.
>
> Sentencing arguments will take place on Dec. 13.
>
> The rioters were upset at Grand Chief James Gabriel's attempted crackdown
> on the community's drug trade.
>
> About 50 aboriginal police officers were held hostage in the police
> station and Gabriel's house was later burned to the ground.
> Gabriel was forced to flee the community over concerns about his safety,
> while the police officers had to be escorted out of the station three days
> later.
>
> The standoff led to a political and policing crisis that lasted over a
> year and a half.
>
> Two of the 19 suspects will later be tried separately for burning down
> Gabriel's house.
>
> During the trial, jurors watched dramatic videotapes which recorded
> insults and racial taunts being hurled at the confined officers.
> They watched as a backhoe and a bulldozer were used to block the police
> station's exits, and as protesters smashed the windshields of several
> squad cars.
>
> The trial lasted five weeks.
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