After three days of deliberations, the 12 members of the jury at a federal court in Washington decided to convict the two members of the extremist group, supporters of Donald Trump.
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In the invasion, which took place on January 6, 2021, five people died, including police and security agents.
In the judgment on sedition, three members of Oath Keepers were acquitted of the crime – punishable by up to 20 years in prison – but face other charges in criminal justice.
A sedition can be explained as a conduct of rebellion or mutiny, with speech and organization against the established order of a nation. The crime is provided for in the North American Constitution but is rarely used.
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The last conviction was issued in 1998 against Islamic militants responsible for the attack on the World Trade Center in New York five years earlier.
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The invasion of the Capitol, headquarters of the US Congress, took place under the command of – after Trumpists were unhappy with the results of the polls that elected Joe Biden president.
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