Did Peace Pilgrims answer an extraordinary emergency?

Nov 21, 2017 |

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By KIERAN FINNANE 21 November 2017 Alice Springs News Online

What were the Peace Pilgrims trying to prevent when they entered the prohibited area of Pine Gap in September last year?

If they can establish that there was a sudden or extraordinary emergency and that their action on entering the prohibited area of Pine Gap in September last year was a reasonable way to respond to that emergency, then that could be a legal defence of their actions.

One by one they have presented their evidence in chief.

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