COSTA MESA - February 3, 2006 - The District Attorney’s office confirmed this morning that a charge filed against immigrant rights activist Coyotl Tezcalipoca for resisting police officers at a January 3rd Costa Mesa city council meeting had been dropped. The charges stemmed from an incident at a City Coucil meeting after Mayor Allan Mansoor cut off Tezcalipoca’s speaking time because he asked members of the audience to stand in opposition to the city’s immigration policies.
Coincidentally or not, about an hour after Tezcalipoca’s press conference at the Harbor Justice Center, fellow Collective member Duane Roberts received notification by cell phone that the Mayor is “under investigation” for allegedly ordering the removal of Coyotl Tezcalipoca from the council meeting, an order which would be unlawful under city charter’s own rules.
From the Newswire:
No Charges In Tezcalipoca Case; Investigation of mayor starts by John Earl
DA declines to file criminal charges against Coyotl Tezcatlipoca! by Duane J. Roberts
No Charges In Tezcalipoca Case; Investigation of Costa Mesa mayor starts