The first of the 22 people arrested at the dirty Hazelwood brown coal powered electricity generator on September 13th 2009 have faced court. The two protestors were offered a "Diversion" which is a legal process sometimes offered by police to first time offenders. It means they have to plead guilty but are dealt with by a Magistrate outside a formal court hearing and our guaranteed to not receive a conviction.
The police prosecutor asked for a $100 fine to be imposed but this was upped by the Magistrate to a $250 fine - the money to be donated to the RSPCA.
Arrestee's are currently meeting and fundraising events to help pay for the fines are being planned.
Check out coverage of protest from the day at
http://indymedia.org.au/2009/09/09/switch-off-hazelwood-coverage