Stop the Legal Lynching of Mumia Abu-Jamal!

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 thoroughly 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. A new death warrant was signed by Penn. Governor Ridge on October 13, scheduling Mumia's execution for December 2! On October 28th the court granted a "stay" of execution. A number of people have asked if the stay is "permanent" or "temporary." Such a stay is a temporary order, preventing the execution until the judge can consider the petition to have Mumia's original conviction overturned. Once the case is ruled on by the judge, the stay will be "vacated" (ended). This does not mean that people can now "relax." We are now on the federal fast track, and every day counts in building the movement to save and win a new trial for Mumia Abu-Jamal.

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