{"id":22379,"date":"2022-06-07T02:35:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T06:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=22379"},"modified":"2022-06-07T02:35:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T06:35:41","slug":"proud-boys-leader-faces-sedition-charge-over-us-capitol-riot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/06\/07\/proud-boys-leader-faces-sedition-charge-over-us-capitol-riot\/","title":{"rendered":"Proud Boys leader faces sedition charge over US Capitol riot"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The leader of the far-right Proud Boys group has been charged with seditious conspiracy over last year’s attack on the US Capitol.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Enrique Tarrio was among five members of the group to be indicted for attempting to oppose by force the presidential transfer of power.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Ex-President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed Congress as it met to certify Joe Biden’s victory in January 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It is the second time the sedition charge has been applied over the riot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Leaders of the far-right militia group the Oath Keepers were indicted on sedition charges in January.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In total, more than 860 people in 48 states have been charged with crimes connected with the riot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Seditious conspiracy is a Civil War-era charge that carries up to 20 years in prison.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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