Declaration by the Committee of the Fourth International on the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal THE CASE of Mumia Abu-Jamai is one of the worst examples of racist and class inustice in the United States, a nation which Is among the world's leaders in exeFrom the European Parliament to Amnesty international, to former South Africa, to teachers in Brozil, woric public opinion has loudly save Mumia Mumia's original trial was a travesty, and raised the call that he be granted a new one.
The year 2001 is likely to prove decisive for Mumia's lech appeal. which will in tum determine whether this global demand for Federal District Court Judge Willam Yohn is faced with crucial evidence of police and prosecutorial misconduct, witnesses who have recanted or changed their testimoky, and others-including ccientific experts-who were never heard by the original jury (the kinds of facts which have con ion) will be considered by the federal courts as part of Mumia's It is therefore crucial for everyone concemed with basic questions of human rights and legal due process around the world to renew and redouble our eltorts on behalf of Mumia Abu-Jamal at this time.
A victory for justice in this case is not only a victory for Mumia. It will also be a victory for the thousands of others across the US.A. who were convicted and sentenced to death in trais that came no closer to intemational legal standards than Mumia's did, but who have well as for all class-struggle and political prisoners everywhere.
February 21, 2001 new or substance, and that to take ap time with them would merel Ielay the appeals process The Kralisa and the Chicana/Chicano Studies i Foundation, however, ref-used to "по" for answeh, and appealed Yohn's decision to the asking that Judge Yohn be directed to take Delay The Court o Appcals upheld Yohn's decision, but the process of appeal was at least one factor which Yohn's court.
More significantly, the entire process has begin to locus anenton on the information contained in these two bricfs, which cover some previously unpublicised aspects of the original trial.
Through rereading the transcripts and looking into other legal materia, they document additional cvldence 01 a conscious frame-up against Mumia.
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