The 82-year-old Catholic nun had astonished many with her role in the July 28 predawn intrusion in Oak Ridge, which involved crossing a ridge to enter the Y-12 premises and then cutting through a series of high-security fences to reach the government plant's Highly Enriched Uranium Materials Facility. Meanwhile, it was disclosed Friday that Sister Megan Rice, one of the defendants, had fallen a week ago at a Witness for Peace center in Washington, D.C., and fractured both her wrists. The protesters have stated their actions were necessary and justified to draw attention to Y-12's bomb-making activities, which they claim are in violation of international treaties and usurp money needed for more worthy and humane causes. ![]() District Court in Knoxville seeking more time to research similar cases, review evidence and file additional motions in the case that has attracted national ? and even international ? attention. Attorneys for the protesters, who proclaimed themselves "Transform Now Plowshares," had filed requests in U.S. ![]() ![]() Clifford Shirley on Friday granted a continuance in the trial, which had been set to begin Oct. 26, giving attorneys an additional four months to prepare.įederal Magistrate Judge G. ![]() The federal trial for three protesters accused of breaching security at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant has been reset to Feb.
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