Feds expand their assault

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In September, a group of activists in the Twin Cities and Chicago area had their homes and offices raided by the FBI, with broad search warrants entitling the government to seize any documentation relating to travel to Colombia, Palestine and Lebanon--as well as material related to finances and recruitment in the Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO).

In a show of solidarity, the 14 activists who initially received subpoenas informed the government that they all would refuse to take the stand under the Fifth Amendment. The U.S. Attorney's office, in turn, allowed the term of the grand jury to quietly expire, voiding the subpoenas.

However, in late November, three of the original 14 activists--Minneapolis residents Tracy Molm, Anh Pham and Sarah Martin--were re-subpoenaed under a new grand jury term. The three have been offered immunity from prosecution for their testimony--meaning that if they refuse to testify, they face a civil contempt charge and prison for the rest of the term of the grand jury, which is well over a year at this point.

Additionally, four more activist have been subpoenaed--three, a Jewish and two Palestinain Americans, are wanted for questioning, because they visited Israel and the Occupied Palestinian territories last summer.

More:

http://socialistworker.org/2010/12/14/feds-expand-their-assault