Workers Vanguard No. 1021 |
5 April 2013
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A Death Sentence for Defending Her Client?
Lynne Stewart
By Mumia Abu-Jamal
The following was transcribed from a February 21 prisonradio.org
recording.
Lynne Stewart, a brilliant, gung-ho trial attorney, has a stellar
history that many attorneys would kill for: a defense attorney who truly fights
for her clients and, far more often than not, brings them home. She has battled
some of the biggest cases in New York history, beating quite a few and beating
the government as well. After her representation of Egyptian cleric Omar Abdel
Rahman, for daring to speak out publicly in his defense, and delivering a
message of his thoughts to the public, she was charged with conspiracy,
providing material support to terrorists, convicted, sentenced to—after an
appeal—ten years in federal prison, and disbarred.
Lynne, 73, is a breast cancer survivor, and recently the cancer has
returned. Her treatment in federal custody is, to say the least, far from
optimal. That ten years, increased by order of the Second Circuit Court of
Appeals from 28 months, may prove a death sentence for a courageous, principled,
and brilliant defense lawyer, who has been a bane to the state since she first
walked into a courtroom.
Andrew Napolitano, former judge and conservative Fox TV
contributor, has called the Stewart conviction a perverse victory for the
Justice Department and a travesty of justice designed to intimidate all lawyers
from vigorously advocating for their clients. To find out how you can help win
justice for Lynne Stewart, contact: lynnestewart.org.
From imprisoned nation, this is Mumia Abu-Jamal.
©2013 Mumia Abu-Jamal
Sign the petition to free Lynne Stewart at
lynnestewart.org. Send donations to: Lynne Stewart Organization, 1070 Dean
Street, Brooklyn, New York 11216. Those wishing to correspond can send letters
to: Lynne Stewart, #53504-054, Federal Medical Center, Carswell, P.O. Box 27137,
Fort Worth, TX 76127.
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