House asked to name special prosecutor in case of jailed Democratic donor

[lala_rawraw]

Raw Story: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Attorney_seeks_special_prosecutor_in_alleged_0125.html
by Larisa Alexandrovna


"The lawyer for the Mississippi attorney named by the the House Judiciary Committee in an investigation into political prosecutions has asked the chairman to appoint a special prosecutor.

Hiram C. Eastland, an attorney for jailed Mississippi trial lawyer Paul Minor, issued a letter to the Chairman of the US House Committee on the Judiciary, John Conyers (D-MI), asking for an independent special prosecutor to be appointed to investigate alleged political prosecutions conducted by the Bush administration’s Department of Justice.

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“Because the Department of Justice has apparently abdicated its responsibility to investigate whether Paul Minor was prosecuted out of political motivations,” he added, “I respectfully suggest serious action needs to be taken to protect the rights of Mr. Minor who remains wrongfully incarcerated in a federal prison while his wife of forty years is dying of cancer.”'

Read full article here: http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Attorney_seeks_special_prosecutor_in_alleged_0125.html

[lala_rawraw]

1. and please digg

Minor sits in prison and his wife is in short-term hospice now:

http://digg.com/world_news/Special_prosecutor_sought_in_jailed_Dem_donor_case

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Oh happy day...

that list of political prosecutions is long in Mississippi, and proly in many other places we have not yet heard about.

[lala_rawraw]

3. yeah, really...

please keep kicked and diggy?:D

[lala_rawraw]

4. come peeps...

let's get Mr. Minor some justice... get this to front page:)

[annabanana]

5. Rec's kick'd & dugg

Keepin' the pressure ON

[lala_rawraw]

6. thanks banana n/t

[SalmonChantedEvening]

7. K&R! This travesty must end.

Lala :) :hug:

[MinM]

8. K&R

:kick: &R

[bleever]

9. Paul Minor is a political prisoner,

and he needs justice. This is good news.