Phil Conlon comments on a development in the campaign to support Mumia Abu Jamal. Your help is urgently needed.
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> > > From: Mobilization for Mumia <mobilization4mumia@gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2019 6:01 PM > Subject: Urgent - Take Action Now for Mumia! > > > > URGENT!URGENT!URGENT! > > > > Please read complete email. > > Action items are below: > > > > On Dec. 27, Common Pleas Judge Leon Tucker > > issued a ruling favorable to Mumia Abu-Jamal, > > granting him the right to have reheard appeals > > previously denied by Pennsylvaniaâs Supreme > > Court from 1998-2012. > > > > The only thing that can stand in the way of this > > is if Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner caves into > > pressure already being exerted by Maureen > > Faulkner and the Fraternal Order of Police to > > appeal Tuckerâs ruling. > > > It is urgent that Krasner hear from Mumia > > Abu-Jamalâs supporters urging him to take a > > stand against the FOP and allow justice to > > proceed. > > > > Mumia Abu-Jamal has always maintained his > > innocence in the 1981 fatal shooting of Philadelphia > > police officer Daniel Faulkner. His prosecution was > > politically motivated because of his Black Panther > > Party membership, his support of the MOVE > > organization and as a radical journalist. > > > > His trial and subsequent PRCA appeals were > > racially biased: the prosecution excluded African > > Americans from the jury and trial Judge Albert > > Sabo declared, âIâm gonna help them fry the n----r.â > > > > On Dec. 27, Mumia Abu-Jamal won a significant > > case before Judge Leon Tucker in a decision > > granting him new rights of appeal. > > > > What you can do: > > > > 1) Sign the petition below TODAY and share > > it widely on Facebook, twitter and email. > > These need to get to Krasner ASAP so donât > > delay. > > > https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/krasner-do-right-by-mumia > > > > 2) Call, email or fax DA Larry Krasner to > > do the right thing. Do not stand in the way > > of justice. Do not appeal Judge Tuckerâs > > decision. > > > > Remind Krasner: As a progressive attorney you > > ran for Philadelphia District Attorney on a platform > > that included standing âfor justice, not just for > > convictions.â You promoted reviewing past > > convictions and freeing the wrongfully convicted. > > In Philadelphia, Abu-Jamalâs frame-up stands out > > as the cityâs most notorious wrongful conviction. > > We call on you to cease defending former > > Philadelphia DA and later PA Supreme Court Judge > > Ron Castilleâs now-discredited claim of impartiality. > > It was a peopleâs movement that paved the way for > > your election â not the financial backing of the FOP > > or the establishment including judges like Castille. > > > > Show your supporters that your campaign promises > > meant something. That your concern for justice > > extends to controversial cases your predecessors held > > untouchable. Allow Abu-Jamal to go forward with > > re-arguing his appeals, which Judge Tucker states > > âwould best serve the appearance of justice.â > > > > Keep writing and calling Krasner â contacts info: > > Here is Krasner's public contact info: > > > email: DA_Central@phila.gov Phone: 215-686-8000 tweet @philaDAO > > > Mail: > > Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner > > Three South Penn Square > Philadelphia, PA 19107-3499
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