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The patatistes to the Court of Appeal in Ghent: the Douroise Marie Smekens will have to wait until October 28The patatistes to the Court of Appeal in Ghent: the Douroise Marie Smekens will have to wait until October 28 Online CopywritingOn Tuesday, those we now call patatistes (mowers potatoes) were expected at the Court of Appeal of Ghent. Eleven militants - including Douroise Marie Smekens - should be tried for their participation in the Day of Action against Wetteren modified potatoes genetically, May 29, 2011 On this day, hundreds of activists had mobilized to replace GM potatoes by organic potatoes. Although the trial began at 9 am on Tuesday, activists had invited all who wished to gather in Ghent at 7.45 am for a series of actions once again to convey a message against GMOs.Finally, the Court of Appeal of Ghent decided to postpone the case to October 28 and after the filing of new claims by the defense. The plaintiffs wish to respond to the recent decision of the French justice to relax 54 Reapers of GMOs in a similar lawsuit. Lawyers for the research consortium (responsible for the famous GM potatoes) received additional time to respond.This postponement comes several months after the ruling Tuesday, September 24 by the court of Dendermonde. A court sentenced 11 activists for criminal conspiracy, rebellion and destruction of property, with sentences ranging from 3 to 6 months suspended, fines and damages of 25,000 euros.Marie Smekens agronomist Dour, is one of 11 defendants. Sentenced in January to six months in prison, she had opposition, which led to the abandonment of prison sentences. Most of these sentences were converted into symbolic sentences of three months in jail, suspended. Despite this favorable decision, Mary had still made the decision, like the others, to go to the Court of Appeal.Unreachable Tuesday, Marie told us recently that she hoped this new phase of the trial could help shed light on the movement of patatistes.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:29:22 +0000

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