Democracy Now!
Friday, January 26th, 2007
Murder Charges Against Former Black Panthers Based on Confessions Extracted by
Torture
(you can stream video from the new film at this Democracy Now link)
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/01/26/1559250
Police in California, New York and Florida arrested eight former Black Panthers
earlier this week on charges related to the 1971 killing of a San Francisco
police officer. Charges were thrown out in 1974 after it was revealed police
used torture to extract confessions in the case. We speak with two of the
defendants’ attorneys.
Police in California, New York and Florida arrested eight former Black Panthers
earlier this week on charges related to the 1971 killing of a San Francisco
police officer. Richard Brown, Richard O’Neal, Ray Boudreaux and Henry Watson
Jones were arrested in California. Francisco Torres was arrested in Queens New
York. Harold Taylor was arrested in Florida. Two men already in jail-- Herman
Bell and Jalil Muntaqim -- were also charged. A ninth man -- Ronald Stanley
Bridgeforth – is still being sought. The men were charged with the murder of
Sgt. John Young and conspiracy to commit murder for a string of attacks on other
officers.
Harold Taylor and two other men were first charged with the murder of the police
sergeant in 1975. But a judge tossed out the charges. Taylor and his two
co-defendants said they made false confessions after police in New Orleans
tortured them.
Joining me now are two attorneys involved in this case:
Michael Warren. Attorney for Francisco Torres who was arrested on Tuesday.
Stuart Hanlon. California-based attorney representing Herman Bell. He also
worked for 25 years on the case of Black Panther leader Geronimo Pratt.
Excerpt of the new documentary Legacy of Torture: The War Against the Black
Liberation Movement. Produced by the Freedom Archives.
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Saturday, January 27, 2007
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1 comment:
I'm urging other bloggers to help look into what I'm calling "the return of Frank and Ed."
The two SF police officers invovled in the torture in New Orleans have come back into the picture in a very creepy way. We can't let this go without an uproar.
See interview with JR
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