Mumia
Abu-Jamal is an African-American journalist now on death row in Pennsylvania.
Abu-Jamal was sentenced to death in 1982 as a result of a thorougly rigged trial
in which he was convicted of shooting a Philadelphia policeman. The prosecution
demanded the death sentence on the basis of Abu-Jamal's political beliefs.There is a lot at stake for the people in this case. Think how the people will be emboldened to fight back when Mumia walks free, and then think about the alternative. We cannot allow them to execute an innocent man, nor silence an unrepentant Black political prisoner who is the voice of the voiceless.
Mumia's appeal has been denied by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. On October 13, 1999, PA Governor Ridge signed a new death warrant against Mumia. Mumia's attorneys have filed a habeus corpus petition in Federal district court and the Federal judge has issued a stay of execution while that petition is being considered.
