61 indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges connected to 'Stop Cop City' movement

Sixty-one people have been indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges for their alleged involvement in protests against a planned police and firefighter training facility, which critics call "Cop City," with prosecutors linking the defendants to a violent movement that originated from the 2020 racial justice protests.

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