A refutation of ‘Murdered by Mumia's' big lies in the service of legal lynching 

A new fact sheet providing massive evidence of the innocence of Mumia Abu-Jamal has just been released by the Partisan Defense Committee. It is online at www.partisandefense.org and provides a detailed, point-by-point refutation of the new book "Murdered by Mumia."

Mumia is a former Black Panther Party spokesman, targeted by the feds and cops since the age of 15, who became a supporter of the MOVE organization and a respected journalist known as the "voice of the voiceless." He was framed up for the 1981 killing of Police Officer Daniel Faulkner in Philadelphia and sentenced to death explicitly for his political views. With a decision on Mumia's case by the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals due any day, the fight for his freedom has reached a critical stage.

"Murdered by Mumia," by Michael Smerconish and Maureen Faulkner, Daniel Faulkner's widow, claims that the records of Mumia's 1982 trial and pre-trial witness statements "tell the story of how Abu-Jamal murdered my husband." There is no evidence that Mumia shot Daniel Faulkner, and the "facts" claimed in "Murdered by Mumia" supposedly proving this story do not exist in the trial record. Since the trial, there has been a growing mountain of new evidence, including the sworn confession of Arnold Beverly that he, not Mumia, killed Faulkner. This evidence proves not only that Mumia is innocent, but that the police and prosecution falsified and suppressed evidence, coerced witnesses and orchestrated a monumental frame-up.

The fact sheet cites transcripts from the 1982 trial and pre-trial testimony, the 1995-97 post-conviction relief (PCRA) hearings, affidavits filed in federal and state courts, police investigation reports, and citations from "Murdered by Mumia." Anyone concerned with uncovering the truth should also see the 2006 PDC pamphlet, "The Fight to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal - Mumia Is Innocent!" which includes a detailed review of the case with affidavits and declarations including Beverly's confession. It is available at www.partisandefense.org/pubs/innocent.

The PDC's aim is to arm those fighting for Mumia with the facts to mobilize mass protest action on Mumia's behalf, centered on the social power of the labor movement and based on the understanding that Mumia Abu-Jamal is an innocent man, the victim of a racist, political frame-up who must be freed now. In Oakland, the PDC calls everyone to gather and protest at 14th and Broadway at 4:30 the day after the federal court rules on his May 17, 2007, appeal in the event of a negative decision.

The PDC is a class-struggle, non-sectarian legal and social defense organization which champions cases and causes in the interest of the whole of the working people. This purpose is in accordance with the political views of the Spartacist League. Contact the Partisan Defense Committee at P.O. Box 99, Canal Street Station, New York, NY 10013. Contact Kevin Gilroy at (212) 406-4252, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or www.partisandefense.org

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