Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

February 28, 2017

Federal Subpoena Dropped Against Grand Jury Resister Steve Martinez


Water Protectors at Backwater Bridge being hit with water cannon
Federal Subpoena Dropped Against Grand Jury Resister Steve Martinez

Political Targeting of Water Protectors Continues

By Water Protector Legal Collective
Censored NewsFebruary 28, 2017

BISMARCK, North Dakota -- A federal grand jury subpoena issued to Water Protector Steve Martinez was withdrawn yesterday, without warning or explanation. Mr. Martinez had been summoned to appear on Wednesday March 1, as a witness before a grand jury in Bismarck, ND. The putative subject of the investigation is the November 20 incident on Backwater Bridge, and in particular, the injury to Sophia Wilansky, who nearly lost her arm from being struck at close range by a law enforcement projectile.

Contact:
Moira Meltzer-Cohen, Attorney for Steve Martinez: cell 347-248-6771 meltzercohen@gmail.com
Jeff Haas, WPLC board member: cell 505-469-0714 jeffreyhaas42@gmail.com

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