United Kingdom · Motion · Early Day Motion
EDM 357
MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
Introduced
4 February 2000
Last action
4 February 2000 · Early Day Motion
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0
Sponsors
Jeremy Corbyn
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4 February 2000
Summary
That this House notes that Mumia Abu-Jamal an Afro-American radio journalist has been on death row in a Pennsylvania prison for 18 years following his conviction for killing a police officer; is gravely concerned at the violations of his civil rights and due process at his trial; notes that he was denied the right to choose his own counsel, to examine the jury, to investigate the evidence against him, and effectively to challenge the prosecution's case; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to make urgent representations to President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Janet Reno to intervene to prevent the execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal and to guarantee him the conditions for a fair trial.
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4 February 2000
Early Day Motion
That this House notes that Mumia Abu-Jamal an Afro-American radio journalist has been on death row in a Pennsylvania prison for 18 years following his conviction for killing a police officer; is gravely concerned at the violations of his civil rights and due process at his trial; notes that he was denied the right to choose his own counsel, to examine the jury, to investigate the evidence against him, and effectively to challenge the prosecution's case; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to make urgent representations to President Bill Clinton and Attorney General Janet Reno to intervene to prevent the execution of Mumia Abu-Jamal and to guarantee him the conditions for a fair trial.
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- Jeremy Corbyn · Labour · Primary sponsor
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- Official source: https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motions/18811
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- uk · edm-18811 · source updated 4 February 2000