Charges to be dropped against 5 pro-Palestinian protesters at Stanford after mistrial
The five students must complete 100 hours of community service each and repay nearly $52,000 after a mistrial and a conflict-of-interest recusal.
- On Monday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta reached a diversion agreement to dismiss felony vandalism and conspiracy charges against five Stanford University students, requiring 100 hours of community service and $51,973 in restitution.
- Charges stemmed from a June 5, 2024, protest where demonstrators barricaded the president's office to demand Stanford divest from companies linked to Israel's military operations in Gaza.
- Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Kelley Paul removed District Attorney Jeff Rosen from the case in May, citing a conflict of interest after a February trial ended in a deadlocked jury.
- The agreement resolves charges for the Stanford 11, with the group having already paid the $51,973 restitution; Zahra Billoo, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, welcomed the decision as protecting political expression.
- This case represents one of the most serious prosecutions from thousands of arrests recorded nationwide during 2023 and 2024 student protests, as defendants pledged to continue advocating for Palestinian rights and university divestment.
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Charges against pro-Palestinian Stanford protesters to be dismissed
By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Charges against five former and current Stanford University students will be dismissed in relation to a 2024 pro-Palestinian demonstration in which protesters barricaded themselves inside the school president's office.California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office said on Monday it would dismiss the charges if the five defendants completed 100 hours of community service each and paid about $52,000…
Charges to be dropped against 5 pro-Palestinian protesters at Stanford after mistrial – WTOP News
Five pro-Palestinian demonstrators whose trial earlier this year over a 2024 protest at Stanford University ended in a mistrial will have their charges dismissed if they complete community service and pay restitution, prosecutors said Monday. The defendants — one current and four former Stanford students — were among thousands of demonstrators arrested on campuses nationwide...
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