Occupy Wall Street Latest developments

OAKLAND, calif.

The second Iraq war veteran hospitalized after a confrontation at an Occupy Oakland protest wasn’t participating in the demonstration when he was injured and arrested, a friend and colleague said Saturday. Kayvan Sabeghi, 32, had joined in a march the day before but was trying only to get home when he was beaten by police early Thursday, said Esther Goodstal, who co-owns a brewery with Sabeghi in nearby El Cerrito.

Cincinnati

The Occupy Wall Street movement in protest of the perception of corporate influence in government has spurred demonstrators in Cincinnati to form their own political party. Spokesman Tyrone Givens tells The Associated Press that he and other Cincinnati-based protesters traveled to New York’s Occupy site to pitch the idea. He says the party is vetting six potential candidates for local offices from Ohio, New York and Kentucky.

The party’s website lists a 10-point platform, with items including reversing the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision granting corporations the right to spend an unlimited amount of money on political campaigns, limiting the influence of lobbyists and prosecuting those responsible for the recent recession. Givens says the ultimate goal is to elect members of the “Occupation Party” to Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

District of Columbia police said Saturday that a driver will not be charged for striking three people taking part in an Occupy D.C. protest in downtown Washington.

Lt. Christopher Micciche of the D.C. police said the driver was not cited because he had a green light when his vehicle struck the three Friday night. He said witnesses told police that the three pedestrians “either ran toward or jumped in front of the moving vehicle.” He said one pedestrian jumped on the hood of the car. One of them was cited for being in the roadway.

Source: Associated Press