- Von: <RobertRBryan……………..>
Betreff: Mumia Abu-Jamal – Legal Update,
reply of Paris Mayor [Please Circulate]
- Datum: Dienstag, 30. Jänner 2007 17:02
- Dear Friends:
- Since last spring we have been engaged on behalf of Mumia Abu-Jamal in
- briefing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, Philadelphia. It
- is the most extensive I have seen in three decades of specializing in
- capital litigation. The pending issues concern the death penalty, racism that has
- permeated the proceedings for a quarter of the century, and prosecutorial and
- judicial abuse. They are of great constitutional significance. Last fall I
- was notified by the court that oral arguments would be scheduled for
- January, but that was later rescinded. At this time we have no indication as to
- when we will be permitted to orally argue the merits of the issues.
- In November Mumia and I together sent letters to the Mayor of Paris and its
- Council. It was in response to an appalling letter sent to Paris by a few
- misguided politicians from the Philadelphia area. I wrote: „Their demand that
- the honorary citizenship of Mr. Abu-Jamal be revoked is an affront not only
- to the citizens of Paris, but is insulting to people around the globe who are
- opposed to the death penalty and human-rights abuses.“ Mumia’s letter
- eloquently pointed out that „these people are merchants of death who wish to trick
- you into their campaign“ to not only kill my client, but also „to wipe
- [his] name from the face of the earth.“ Their deal „is but another lie, a devil
- ’s bargain that they are powerless to grant under any stretch of American or
- international law.“
- I am pleased to advise that the Mayor’s office has responded in a most
- positive manner. In the great French tradition of championing human rights, the
- December 5 response to me said:
- The Mayor of Paris has received your letter concerning the situation of your
- client, Mumia ABU-JAMAL and thank you.
- As mentioned in your mail, some representatives of the city of Philadelphia
- have recently wished to express their disapproval toward the decision of the
- Paris City Council to have selected in December 2001, Mumia ABU-JAMAL as „
- honorary citizen of the City of Paris“.
- Though the denunciation by these representatives is concentrated on the
- Cities of Paris and of Saint Denis, nobody ignores that many other Cities in
- France, in the United states and in the world, have shown their support to
- Mumia ABU-JAMAL.
- We have established that the arrival of this Delegation in France,
- announced for end of November, has simply never taken place.
- It is clear that the city of Paris stays mobilized in this fight and wish
- to affirm with force its (engagement) commitment in order that the capital
- punishment shall one day disappear of the planet.
- I will be grateful for you to transmit this information to your client and
- assure him of the support of the City of Paris of which he is honorary
- citizen.
- The original letter from Paris is attached(pdf)
- We will keep you informed as there are further developments in the case.
- With best wishes,
- Robert
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- Robert R. Bryan
- Law Offices of Robert R. Bryan
- 2088 Union Street, Suite 4
- San Francisco, California 94123
- Lead counsel for Mumia Abu-Jamal