Judge awards pepper sprayed protester $5,000
Wednesday, 2 July 2008, 1:41 pm
Press Release: Simon Oosterman
Media Advisory: Wednesday 2 July 2008
Wednesday, 2 July
2008
Judge awards pepper sprayed protester $5,000 and
court costs
Activist Simon Oosterman has been awarded
$5,000 compensation and court costs by a Rotorua District
Court judge for being pepper sprayed at a GE Free protest
five years ago.
ENDS
decision
(PDF)
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