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SC governor reaches settlement with Occupy Columbia protestors
COLUMBIA, SC — The state of South Carolina will pay $192,000 to 14 Occupy Columbia protestors after they reached a settlement in a 2011 lawsuit against Gov. Nikki Haley and state police.
The settlement was reached Wednesday after nearly eight hours of negotiations in federal court, said Walid Hakim, a Lexington resident who was one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
“For me, this was never about the money,” Hakim said. “This was about doing the right thing. Our first and fourth amendment rights were violated and the courts sided with us over and over again.”
The Occupy protestors filed the lawsuit saying their civil rights had been violated when they were arrested for peacefully protesting Nov. 16, 2011 on the State House grounds.
Nineteen Occupy Columbia protesters refused Haley’s orders to leave and were arrested in a driving rainstorm by S.C. Bureau of Protective Services officers. The charges later were dropped.
from: http://www.thestate.com/2014/02/20/3280934/sc-governor-reaches-settlement.htmlThe settlement was reached Wednesday after nearly eight hours of negotiations in federal court, said Walid Hakim, a Lexington resident who was one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
“For me, this was never about the money,” Hakim said. “This was about doing the right thing. Our first and fourth amendment rights were violated and the courts sided with us over and over again.”
The Occupy protestors filed the lawsuit saying their civil rights had been violated when they were arrested for peacefully protesting Nov. 16, 2011 on the State House grounds.
Nineteen Occupy Columbia protesters refused Haley’s orders to leave and were arrested in a driving rainstorm by S.C. Bureau of Protective Services officers. The charges later were dropped.