Pine Gap protesters freed after breaking into US-Australian defence facility

Sep 29, 2016 |

PineGapPilgrims outside court. Photo by Tom Maddocks ABC News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 BY TOM MADDOCKS

Five protesters who broke into the boundary of the top secret military base at Pine Gap have been freed after a judge dropped charges because of “flawed” and “premature” police prosecution.

The protesters were arrested by Australian Federal Police early on Thursday after they breached the perimeter to the joint US-Australian defence facility outside Alice Springs.

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