sedition
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“They fear questions regarding the cause and handling of the disaster could be deemed as sedition,” the group said.
Police reportedly detained a 24-year-old man on suspicion of sedition on Saturday.
From BBC
The penalty for treason can be death and for sedition up to 20 years in prison.
High-profile federal prosecutions related to Jan. 6 have swept up the national leaderships of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, some of whom have been convicted of sedition and other serious crimes.
From New York Times
When the five Proud Boys now on trial for sedition charges stemming from the Capitol attack opened their defense two weeks ago, they were planning to make an unusually robust case to the jury.
From New York Times
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