6 Reclaim Philadelphia members arrested during sit-in at DNC headquarters
Thousands of law enforcement officials from at least 50 federal, state, and local agencies are expected to descend upon Philadelphia to secure this week's Democratic National Convention, as well as the dozens of protests associated with it.
Six people were arrested Wednesday during a sit-in at the offices of the Democratic National Convention host committee demanding a list of donors for next week's event.
Reclaim Philadelphia, a group that has been pressing for the donor list, organized a demonstration at City Hall that turned into a march down Market Street to the host committee's offices on the 1900 block of Market.
The sit-in lasted for about an hour late in the afternoon before police, after giving several verbal warnings, arrested the six participants.
The protesters were taken to the Ninth Police District to be issued citations for failure to disperse and disorderly conduct, said Reclaim Philadelphia spokesman Alex Nagle.
The host committee, which is in charge of raising at least $60 million for the convention, has resisted releasing donor details.
The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records has ordered the committee's quarterly financial reports be made available to the public.
The host committee and the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, which guaranteed a $15 million line of credit to the committee, appealed the decision, delaying any release until after the convention.
Reclaim Philadelphia is made up in part by supporters of U.S. Bernie Sanders former presidential campaign.
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