07-29-2019, 02:03 PM
That statement by Dennison just confuses the matter even more, it would have been better if he hadn't said anything. Despite what Kanuha claimed, no deal was made between the protesters and the state and/or the observatories on Sunday. Dennison is referring to a deal that has been in place for several days, ever since a Gemini crew was refused access, that observatory crew (technicians only) could get to the summit if the protesters could send a car up as well. This was an agreement made between the state and the protesters to allow observatory staff to be able to carry out urgent and critical work to prevent instruments being damaged.