<< the cop told me nobody was being held any more. >>
Thanks.
We actually just heard from our friend's partner 30 minutes ago. He was able to call her and as of about 9:30 tonight (Tuesday) he's still in jail; the lawyers are trying to negotiate with the police to drop the charges against the protestors, but that apparently doesn't look promising. It's possible that they--or at least our friend(?)--may be released tonight or tomorrow, but that too was up in the air. Details were sketchy as the phone call was cut off in mid-sentence, so she didn't get a chance to find anything else out about the protestors' conditions, numbers, or locations.