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6 House Democrats call for inquiry into RNC Mass Arrests |
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by Gideon of NYC-IMC via PK
Email: herringb (nospam) prairienet.org (unverified!) |
27 Apr 2005
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Six Democratic members of the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary have submitted a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales regarding "credible and troubling reports of police misconduct and perjury in connection with the arrests and prosecution of demonstrators at last year's Republican National Convention in New York City." |
Six Democratic members of the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary have submitted a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales regarding "credible and troubling reports of police misconduct and perjury in connection with the arrests and prosecution of demonstrators at last year's Republican National Convention in New York City."
The letter, dated April 25, 2005, continues: "During the four-day gathering of the Convention last summer, New York City police arrested and detained thousands of demonstrators. Sincethe time of the Convention, 91 percent of the 1,670 cases brought against the demonstrators have ended with either the charges dismissed or with a verdict of not guilty after trial. Both the prosecutors and defense lawyers in the cases have used videotape evidence recorded by cameras by private citizens, volunteer observers and the police. In approximately 400 of these cases, video recordings affirmed that the peaceful protestors had not committed any crime and in fact, had been wrongly accused as a result of police perjury, the tampering of evidence, or other deception..."
The letter is signed by House members John Conyers, Jr., Robert C. Scott, Hon. Sheila Jackson Lee, Jerold Nadler, Melvin Watt, and Linda Sanchez.
A link to the complete document can be found at the New York city Indymedia website.
http://nyc.indymedia.org/feature/display/149080/index.php |
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Re: 6 House Democrats call for inquiry into RNC Mass Arrests |
by norman
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01 May 2005
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See the District of Columbia situation- a new law was passed limiting police action - no permit now required for marches - police must process arrestees promptly - etc
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0501-26.htm |
