The 13 misdemeanor charges stem from an incident that took place the day L.A. City Council members approved a ban on homeless encampments near schools.
Los Angeles City Atty. Mike Feuer has filed more than a dozen misdemeanor charges against two protesters who disrupted an Aug. 9 meeting of the City Council.
Feuer, in a statement on the case, said the right to peaceful protest is a “long-cherished American freedom.”“But when protest stops being peaceful, and threatens our most basic democratic systems, we must act,” he said. National Lawyers Guild of Los Angeles attorney Rebecca Brown, speaking on behalf of Ms. Italy, called the charges “absolutely ridiculous” and characterized Feuer’s case as politically motivated. The city has declined to prosecute many other alleged minor violations of the law, she said.
Sergienko moved from the lectern to the side of the chamber where police were grappling with Ms. Italy.While audience members shouted at police, officers grabbed Sergienko. During the skirmish, both Sergienko and an officer fell to the ground, according to the video.A public speaker at the Los Angeles City Council meeting climbed over a bench and moved toward council President Nury Martinez. Officers apprehended a second member of the public on the council floor moments later.
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