Monday, October 6, 2008

FREE Mumia Abu Jamal


Check out http://www.mumia.org//freedom.now/
A three-judge panel of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia has shot down all three claims by death row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal challenging his conviction for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. This man is a prisoner of war. There are many Black Panthers still in jail.

As part of his defense, Abu-Jamal has argued he was denied a fair trial in 1982 because the prosecution barred 10 qualified African-Americans from sitting on the jury, which in the end consisted of 10 whites and two blacks. This is a crime that another man has confessed to.

Abu-Jamal was serving as the president of the Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists at the time of his arrest. He was a founding member of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Black Panther Party as a teenager. Check out the website for rallys and marches in your area.

Check out http://www.mumia.org//freedom.now/

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