Feds drop Laos conspiracy case in CA Options

[bioshock]

US drops Laos conspiracy case

SACRAMENTO (California) - US PROSECUTORS on Monday dropped all remaining charges against 12 defendants accused of plotting to overthrow the communist government of Laos.

The US attorney's office in Sacramento filed a motion to drop the charges 'in the interests of justice,' according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press. US District Judge Frank Damrell Jr granted the motion.

'Based on the totality of the circumstances in the case, the government believes, as a discretionary matter, that continued prosecution of defendants is no longer warranted,' said the motion, which was filed in US District Court in Sacramento.

The move follows the death of Hmong leader and Vietnam War-era General Vang Pao, 81, last week. Vang Pao was dropped from the case in 2009. The general led Hmong guerrillas in their CIA-backed battle against communists during the Vietnam War and was revered as a father figure by the Hmong.

A federal judge in November dismissed key parts of the case against the 11 members of the Hmong community and a retired US Army lieutenant colonel. That included the government's charge that the men violated the federal Neutrality Act.

The act prohibits people in the United States from taking part in a military action against the government of another nation with which the US is at peace. -- AP


No surprise. Such a waste of tax payer money with this pointless case. Those defendants shouldn't of been accused in the first place.
Big embarrassment for the prosecutors when they could of been doing something more important.

[qaib]

The chapter of our history has come to an end.

RIP General Vang Pao.

This post has been edited by qaib: Jan 10 2011, 06:26 PM

[Solstice]

A bittersweet ending.

[bioshock]

delete

This post has been edited by bioshock: Jun 7 2011, 01:42 PM

[qaib]

I'm glad it's over. We can now focus on our communities now.

[qaib]

The U.S. attorney's office in Sacramento filed a motion to drop the charges "in the interests of justice," according to court documents obtained by the Associated Press.

U.S. District Judge Frank Damrell Jr. granted the motion.

source: THE WASHINGTON TIMES
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/j...;utm_medium=RSS

[Northeast231]

They shouldn't be charge in the first place. They're CIA trains, and I don't believe they has committed any crimes.