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chowder66

(9,065 posts)
7. Here's another article that expands a little on who's doing what....
Sat Apr 30, 2022, 06:07 PM
Apr 2022

snip.....

International Leonard Peltier Defense Committee (ILPDC) co-director Carol Gokee told Daily Kos in February that she was worried about Peltier after learning he’d tested positive for COVID-19.

Wednesday, Gokee told Daily Kos that after Peltier’s release from solitary confinement, where he was placed after his diagnosis, he received “no follow-up medical exam, no testing of his heart, his aortic aneurysm, or diabetes,” prompting her to “wage the largest campaign we ever have,” she said.
“We now have over 150 legislators that support his immediate release, over 250 faith healers, and millions of supporters around the world. We will be gathering with the family up on Turtle Mountain at the end of this month to gather prayers as we go out and spread awareness and gain more support to add weight to the clemency request.”
Gokee adds that in September, the American Indian Movement (AIM) is sponsoring a “spiritual walk” from Minneapolis to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness about Peltier’s case.

Peltier’s last chance for clemency is from Biden. Dozens of people have signed petitions in support of his release. With Deb Haaland, the first Native American Cabinet secretary, leading the Interior Department, there’s a sliver of hope to save Peltier from dying in prison.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/4/20/2093042/-FBI-sends-unhinged-email-in-response-to-media-inquiry-about-the-status-of-Leonard-Peltier-s-clemency

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