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Paul Hodgkins was convicted for his part in the January 6th storm of the Capitol. He has to go to prison for eight months (the Q-Shaman can be seen in the background).
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At that time, radical supporters of the now resigned US President Donald Trump attacked the congress building in order to prevent the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory.
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In the course of the riots in the US capital, a total of five people were killed and more than a hundred police officers were injured.
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The images of the angry mob at the heart of democracy went around the world.
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It was like scenes from a dark Hollywood movie. An angry mob, instigated by Donald Trump (75), stormed the Capitol in Washington DC on January 6, 2021, right into the heart of democracy.
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In his earlier speech, the elected US president reiterated the claim that the US elections had been rigged, fueling the anger, despair and hatred of many. And that had an effect. As if unleashed, the pack rumbled off after Trump’s appearance – and vented their anger. A total of five people were killed in the course of the riots and more than a hundred police officers were injured.
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Now the first Capitol Chaot has been convicted. Paul Hodgkins (38) from the US state Florida has to go to jail for eight months, according to the US media. To do this, he has to pay $ 2,000 in compensation for the damage to the building. Converted to 1,800 francs.
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Asked the judge not to go to jail
The 38-year-old gets away with it with a black eye. He faced up to 21 months in prison. At the time, he disrupted the counting of votes in Congress, paced around the Senate Chamber for 15 minutes and waved a Trump flag. “Although Mr Hodgkins was just a member of a larger mob, he took an active and deliberate part in an event that threatened not only the security of the Capitol but also democracy itself,” said Judge Randolp Moss at the verdict.
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The Trump chaot had asked during the process not to have to go to jail. He didn’t want to storm the Capitol at all. That was never his plan when he went to Washington. And he apologized to the police in the Capitol for the storm.
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At the trial, Hodgkins was full of remorse: “I can say without the slightest doubt that I sincerely regret and regret my actions in Washington.”
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More convictions are likely to follow. Currently, over 400 people are being investigated because of the storm on the Capitol.
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Barricades are now being dismantled
More than six months after the storming of the US Parliament, work has now begun on dismantling the barriers around the Capitol. Workers removed bars that connected sections of the eight-foot black metal fence erected in the days following the violent riots in early January.
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According to the workers, the removal of the fence itself should begin on Saturday morning. The dismantling will probably take the whole weekend. Even after that, the Capitol will remain closed to the public.
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Security measures have been tightened around the seat of the US Congress since the storming of the Capitol on January 6th. (jhm / AFP)
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