Six people were charged with trespassing Friday with the charges coming after a protest at a Seattle City Council meeting last month.
Dozens of protesters filled the Feb. 22 meeting, calling on the city to do more to help asylum seekers with housing.
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Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson said protesters were asked to lower their voices and were given warnings before the police were called to remove them.
“We had a disturbance in chambers and the only way to go on with the business of the people was to finally have people removed by (Seattle Police Department),”
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