Florida activist, candidate charged with felony wiretapping

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Florida activist, candidate charged with felony wiretapping

Miriam Raftery
Published: Tuesday October 17, 2006

The State of Florida has filed felony wiretapping charges against election reform activist Charles Grapski for audiotaping his efforts to obtain public records related to his investigation of alleged election fraud, RAW STORY has learned. He faces arraignment Tuesday, October 17th.

"The State has held charges over my head since May 1st, six months," Grapski told RAW STORY. "I have not been allowed until now the right of subpoena power to do discovery in my own defense. Now the State is saying I must choose between two rights: the right to a speedy trial, and my right to a fair trial."

RAW STORY has previously reported on officials' attempts to suppress Grapski's investigation and that Grapski was later banned by a judge from campaigning in the City of Alachua.

more at:
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Florida_activist_candidate_charged_with_felony_1017.html

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