Ferguson says those who occupied, vandalized UW building should be 'held accountable'
Gov. Bob Ferguson said Wednesday he trusts those arrested for the occupation of a building at the University of Washington “will be held accountable for the harm they caused.”
Ferguson’s comments to reporters after a bill-signing were his first public remarks on the pro-Palestinian protest that ended with about 30 arrests and has drawn national attention.
GOP state lawmakers and other Republicans have described the demonstration at the university’s new Interdisciplinary Engineering Building as an act of “domestic terrorism.” The Democratic first-term governor stopped short of using that phrase.
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“This was no peaceful protest in support of Palestinian rights or against the war in Gaza,” university President Ana Mari Cauce wrote in a statement. “I condemn this dangerous, violent and illegal building occupation and related vandalism.”
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