Last protester in court after being evicted from pilot plant site
Last court case for protester:
Friday 10th July - Jeannie Zigon, the last of the people to go to court after the desal protest caravan was evicted a year ago, was in Wonthaggi Magistrates Court on Friday 10th July. In her defence she raised issues of aboriginal heritage and the limited amount of monitoring for indigenous artifacts that has been undertaken at the site of the “pilot” plant.
Results of court case - Case proven but no conviction, 3 month good behaviour.
Jeannie drew her inspiration for her defence from the wise words of prominent Aboriginal people, Professor Lahrissa Behrendt, Aden Ridgeway, Robbie Thorpe, etc.. Click here to download a statement she prepared.
Categories:Past EventsPosted By: neil Last Edit: 24 Jul 2009 @ 10 33 PM