Check this quick article and below it good links to other media articles, like Truth Dig, and a radio interview on my case and the wider FBI attacks. Thanks to all all who came to court, next date is August 12, in LA Criminal Courts. Carlos Montes www.stopfbi.net Carlos Montes pleads ‘Not guilty,’ supporters pack courtroom By Staff Los Angeles, CA – Supporters of veteran Chicano activist Carlos Montes gathered on July 6 at the Alhambra courthouse in East Los Angeles. Montes appeared in court to enter a plea of not guilty to six felony charges that were filed after a SWAT team and FBI agents raided his home on May 17. More than 60 people came out to picket and rally in his defense at the court and packed the courtroom during the hearing. “I have done nothing wrong and have entered a plea of not guilty. I am going to fight this all the way,” stated Montes. "Make no mistake," said Mick Kelly, one of the Minnesota anti-war activists targeted by the FBI after September 2010 raids, said outside of the courthouse. "This case is one and the same with ours." He went on to denounce the FBI's pretext of trumped-up firearm charges to get into Montes' home. Ron Gochez, an organizer with the Southern California Immigration Coalition, said that an attack on Carlos was an attack on the entire immigrant rights movement of Southern California. "We might be in their courthouse today," he said, "but they are on our land! We will not be silent. We will not let them criminalize us." In court, Montes' lawyer, Jorge Gonzalez, requested the return of all seized property in the raid. The next hearing is scheduled for Aug. 12, at the downtown Los Angeles criminal court. The Pasadena Star-News coverage of the protest included another confirmation that the FBI was behind the raid. The article stated, “Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Miguel Mejia said Montes was booked in East Los Angeles, but the investigation into his activities was led by either the Sheriff's terrorist unit or the emergency operations bureau, working with the FBI. ‘It was an FBI action as I recall,’ said Sgt. Jim Sully. ‘We assisted them.’” Read more News and Views from the Peoples Struggle at http://www.fightbacknews.org. You can write to us at i...@fightbacknews.org Chris Hedges piece on TruthDig, July 10th http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/carlos_montes_and_the_security_state_a_cautionary_tale_20110710/ and http://peoplesworld.org/selective-enforcement-charged-in-raid-of-chicano-activist-s-home/ and http://www.alternet.org/vision/151570/being_anti-war_is_not_a_crime_--_but_that%27s_not_stopping_the_fbi_from_raiding_activists%27_homes/ and http://egpnews.com/?p=29679 and KPCC 89.3 FM Radio Interview http://www.scpr.org/news/2011/07/07/nationally-known-chicano-activist-charges-fbi-targ/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:laamn-unsubscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:laamn-subscr...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:laamn-dig...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:laamn-ow...@egroups.com?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:la...@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/laamn@egroups.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: laamn-dig...@yahoogroups.com laamn-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: laamn-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
