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Judge awards pepper sprayed protester $5,000

Published: Wed 2 Jul 2008 01:41 PM
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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.
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