Calling the atmosphere surrounding seven pro-Palestinian protestors at the University of Michigan “circus-like,” Attorney General Dana Nessel said Monday she is dropping the charges.
The announcement came as about 100 protestors gathered outside the courthouse in Washtenaw County, where a pretrial hearing was taking place.
The seven faced charges of trespassing and resisting and obstructing a police officer.
“These distractions and ongoing delays have created a circus-like atmosphere to these proceedings,” Nessel said in a statement Monday. “While I stand by my charging decisions and believe, based on the evidence, a reasonable jury would find the defendants guilty of the crimes alleged, I no longer believe these cases to be a prudent use of my department’s resources, and, as such, I have decided to dismiss the cases.”
