Fwd: <spg-l> Call on all Mumia activist to support a December 2nd
Chris Rust (c_rust@hotmail.com)
Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:02:58 PST
>From: "Soligroep, SPG Amsterdam" <spg@dds.nl>
>Reply-To: spg@dds.nl
>To: spg@dds.nl
>Subject: <spg-l> Call on all Mumia activist to support a December 2nd
>Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 15:08:36 +0100
>
>please spread...
>
>Call on all Mumia activist to support a December 2nd
>European day of action for Mumia Abu-Jamal!
>
>On October 13th Pennsylvania Governor Thomas Ridge signed a
>new death
>warrant for the political activist and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal and
>set
>the date for his execution by lethal injection for December 2nd. On
>October 26th Judge William H. Yohn Jr. issued a stay of
>execution. This
>does not mean that the execution of Mumia has been cancelled,
>this is only
>a temporary stay - the threat of execution is still imminent!
>
>Reason enough to declare Dec. 2nd to a European Day of Action
>for Mumia
>Abu-Jamal.
>
>In the first week of December Mumia's legal team will submit a
>memorandum
>of law justifying an appeal. It will also present Judge Yohn with the
>many
>letters and faxes in support of Mumia from people all around the
>world.
>This must be accompanied by massive action on the streets.
>
>Reason enough to declare Dec. 2nd to a European Day of Action
>for Mumia
>Abu-Jamal.
>
>The prosecution then has 60 days in which to submit a response.
>The
>defence then has 20 days in which to file a short rejoinder. Judge
>Yohn
>will then set dates for oral arguments. He will also decide whether
>to
>grant an evidentiary hearing or not, and when yes, whether to
>review all
>findings of fact of the state courts of Pennsylvania, i.e. to review all
>evidence discarded by Sabo. This will be any time after February.
>This
>time must be used to strengthen the mobilization for Mumia.
>
>Reason enough to declare Dec. 2nd to a European Day of Action
>for Mumia
>Abu-Jamal.
>
>Judge Yohn will finally issue his decision to Mumia's request for a
>new
>trial. Judge Yohn must be made aware that millions of people
>around the
>world are following his decision. Judge Yohn must be made aware
>that
>millions of people around the support Mumia in his struggle for
>justice.
>Judge Yohn must be made aware that millions of people around the
>demand
>justice for Mumia. And he must be made aware of it from the very
>beginning.
>
>Reason enough to declare Dec. 2nd to a European Day of Action
>for Mumia
>Abu-Jamal.
>
>For many years now individuals and groups in Europe have been active in
>the cause of Mumia, mostly uncoordinated. Which meant that it was easy for
>the mainstream media to ignore such activities. We must strengthen and
>coordinate our efforts so that the mainstream media has no other option
>than to report on them, we must increase the pressure on Yohn that he has
>no other option than to grant Mumia's request for a new trial. We must
>start NOW!
>
>Reason enough to declare Dec. 2nd to a European Day of Action
>for Mumia
>Abu-Jamal.
>
>Write SPG with the details of planned activities.
>
>This call is supported by the organized Mumia support groups in:
>
>Holland; Italy; Germany
>
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>Solidariteitsgroep Politieke Gevangenen (SPG Amsterdam)
>postbus 3762 1001 AN Amsterdam The Netherlands
>Tel/fax 0031-(0)20-4272054 E-mail spg@dds.nl
>http://www.xs4all.nl/~tank
>
>++++ stop the execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal ++++
> ++++ if you agree copy these lines to your sig ++++
> ++++ see http://www.xs4all.nl/~tank/spg-l/sigaction.htm ++++
>
>
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