Mumia: Refuse & Resist Report Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit source - Refuse & Resist! Initial report on Aug 17th Mumia PA Court Hearing At today's August 17th hearing, from which Mumia Abu-Jamal was excluded at the last minute, Judge Pamela Dembe postponed any action on Mumia's request for a new Post Conviction Relief Act hearing in Pennsylvania courts. Judge Dembe did accept Mumia's new lawyers to represent him, but said she wanted to hear more arguments on the prosecution's claim that the deadline had passed for the admission of a confession by Arnold Beverly. Beverly states that he was the actual killer of Officer Daniel Faulkner. Dembe gave Mumia's lawyers three weeks to submit an argument on why Mumia's petition is still timely, and she gave the prosecution two weeks to respond. After that, the judge will rule on whether to proceed or to dismiss Mumia's petition. In the courtroom to observe the proceedings were well known figures Ossie Davis, Jessie Jackson, Sonia Sanchez, Dick Gregory, and a number of observers from Europe. Outside, a spirited demonstration of 1500 people demanded to know how there could be a statute of limitations on confessions when there is no statute of limitations on murder. As Ramona Africa said to the crowd, "We're not interested in what's legal we're interested in what's right!" On behalf of the National Office of Refuse & Resist! 305 Madison Ave., Suite 1166 NY, NY 10165 http://www.refuseandresist.org info@refuseandresist.org Tel: 212.713.5657 ***************************************************************** To subscribe to the R&R! email list Write to: listproc@calyx.net from the email address at which you wish to receive the mail. In the body of the message: subscribe rnr_announce YourName (replace YourName with your name.) Contribute to Refuse & Resist! Send checks or money orders to the address above. For tax deductible donations (over $100 only), make payable to IFCO/Refuse & Resist! Refuse the politics of cruelty! Unleash a spirit of resistance! ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org e-mail: nyt@blythe.org ================================================================= nytrc-08.19.01-18:11:33-18368