Oct26

執行命令と同時にフェイズIIにおかれたムミア

　ムミアは、現在、フェイズIIの状態におかれています。フェイズIIとは、死刑執行を前提として、以下のような高度な監視・管理体制におかれることを意味します。

独房内での私物の所持の禁止。裁判関係書類も閲読が禁止される。
電話をする場合、そのたびに一回一回、刑務所長の許可を得なければならない。
直近の家族以外の面会の禁止。
独房内での24時間のカメラによる監視。
私服の着用の禁止。何時間も裸で放置される可能性がある。

弁護士との面会にも、刑務所当局による監視がつく。

　ペンシルヴァニア州では、知事の執行命令が出て執行の期日が決まると同時に、死刑囚は自動的にフェイズIIにおかれます。ムミアも、執行命令が出たことを告知され、その場で手錠をかけられ、フェイズIIのための特別の監房に連れて行かれたそうです。
　この特別監房は Death watch（死刑囚監視房）あるいは Suicide Watch（自殺監視房）とよばれ、24時間、ビデオカメラによる監視がつきます。また、直近の親族以外には弁護士および、精神アドバイザーのスティーブ・ワイザー氏などきわめて限定された人としか面会ができません。きわめて孤立した状態におかれています。

　弁護団は執行命令の出た二日後の10月15日に連邦地裁に対して、人身保護請求を出し、同時にそれに関連して公判廷を開き、証拠や証人を調べるよう要求しています。
　連邦地裁での担当判事は William H. Yohn 氏です。（ヨーンと発音するのでしょうか？）彼は、10月26日（日本時間）夜の時点までの情報では、まだ執行命令の効力停止命令を出していません。したがって、連邦地裁に提訴されたにもかかわらず、12月２日という死刑執行期日は活きたままです。これは、異常なことです。通常、人身保護請求が出されれば、自動的に執行命令の効力停止、つまり執行の延期が宣告されるはずです。即日執行停止になることもまれではないようです。しかし、いまのところ、提訴から10日以上を経過しているにもかかわらず、死刑執行は停止されていません。

　また、連邦地裁段階で証拠調べなどの公判廷が開かれなければ、それ以降のプロセスでは証拠調べが行われないため、悪名高いセイボ判事による州段階での証拠認定がそのまま連邦諸裁判所で維持され、再審棄却という結論も維持される危険性が極めて高くなります。

　現在問われているのは、したがって

連邦地裁Yohn判事に、死刑執行命令の効力停止＝執行の延期命令を出すよう要求すること。
そのことによって、一時も早くムミアがフェイズIIという理不尽な苦痛から解放されるように要請すること。
連邦地裁が公判廷を開き、公正に証拠と証人を調べ直し、州裁判所での偏った事実認定を覆し、再審を実現するように要請すること。

という諸点です。

　ムミアの死刑執行停止を求める市民の会とアムネスティ・インターナショナルでは、現在集めているリッジ知事宛の署名をとりまとめるさい、コピーをとって、Yohn判事に対しても、上記の要請をつけて送る予定にしています。

********** ALERT ***************
>From: "leslie jones" 
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 09:15:41 PDT

ONA MOVE!!!

please help spread the word....

URGENT ACTION ALERT!  MUMIA's LIFE DEPENDS ON US!

Mumia's case has been assigned to Federal District Court Judge William H. 
Yohn.  Judge Yohn has NOT yet lifted Mumia's death warrant by granting a 
stay of execution!  As a result the judge is FORCING people to take to the 
streets!  Suppporters in both San Fransico and Chicago have been ATTACKED by 
police because they WILL NOT remain silent and allow this government to 
commit MURDER!

As early as Tuesday, October 19, 1999, Judge Yohn's clerk announced that 
BOTH sides could send letters to the judge stating their position on the 
case.  The International Concerned Family & Friends of Mumia JUST LEARNED of 
this announcement yesterday, October 20th.  A day AFTER the announcement!  
That means that this system--as is ALREADY EVIDENT by Mumia's continued 
captivity on PHASE II--can still NOT BE TRUSTED to do what is right!

The International Concerned Family & Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal is asking 
that THE PEOPLE DEMAND JUSTICE!  We need EVERYONE to write to Judge Yohn and 
demand TWO things:

     1.  LIFT the death warrant by granting a stay of execution.

     2.  Grant Mumia an EVIDENTIARY HEARING.

We are asking EVERYONE to write a letter to the Judge AND SEND A COPY to 
Mumia's attorney, Leonard Weinglass so that we will have ALL of the letters 
>from Mumia's supporters when it is time to go into court.  Remember, BOTH 
sides have been told to send letters.

Send your letters to...

     Judge William H. Yohn, Jr.
     United States District Court
     2609 United States Courthouse
     601 Market Street
     Philadelphia, PA 19106
     (215) 597 - 4361
     (215) 597 - 6390 (fax)

AND SEND A COPY to Mumia's attorney Leonard Weinglass!
address your letter to Leonard as follows...

     Judge William H. Yohn, Jr.
     c/o Leonard Weinglass, Esq.
     6 West 20th Street
     Suite 10A
     New York, New York 10011


We know that the FOP is pressuring Judge Yohn NOT to lift the death warrant. 
  Much depends on Yohn's decision.  He can deny Mumia's request for an 
evidentiary hearing and decide the case based ONLY on the facts that Sabo 
let in--which DOES NOT include, among other things, the fact that the 
alleged "confession" was reported OVER 60 days after the shootings and that 
witnesses such as Pamela Jenkins and Veronica Jones have since come forward 
and testified in the PCRA hearings that they were COERCED by police and 
FORCED to LIE about Mumia being the shooter!  By NOT lifting the warrant and 
NOT granting a stay of execution, Judge Yohn could be taking the position 
that Mumia's appeal can be disposed of BEFORE December 2, 1999.  That means 
Mumia WOULD REMAIN ON PHASE II.  We MUST DEMAND that the stay be lifted AND 
WE MUST DEMAND that Mumia receive this hearing!

Here is some information to help you formulate your letter:

THE STAY...
Although Mumia has filed his new appeal in federal court, he has yet to 
receive a stay of execution.  Another prisoner, who just got his death 
warrant, filed his federal appeal and got a stay the SAME day.  A stay is 
supposed to be standard procedure.  When Mumia filed his appeal in the state 
courts, he was not given an automatic stay then either.  Instead, Sabo let 
Mumia's death warrant stand for 10 DAYS before his execution date!  Sabo 
onll granted the stay because of the INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONWIDE PRESSURE 
OF THE PEOPLE!  We MUST REMAIN VIGILANT!  Remember, Mumia is still under 
FORCIBLE SUICIDE WATCH.  That's 24 hour-a-day supervision with NO access to 
supporters by visit or telephone.

THE NEW APPEAL...
On Friday, October 15, 1999, Mumia's attorneys filed a writ of habeas 
corpus.  In over 160 pages they cited 29 violations of Mumia's 
constitutional rights.  These violations include:

      suppression of evidence by police and prosecutors
      the coercing of witnesses
      the fabricated "confession" story
      the suppression of documents about police surveillance of Mumia
      the ineffective defense counsel in Mumia's first "trial"
      how Mumia was NOT allowed to represent himself
      how Mumia was BARRED from the courtroom in his own "trial"
      the state's use of ALL of its 11 peremptory challenges to
          STRIKE Black people from the jury
      how the prosecutor used Mumia's involvement in the Black
          Panther Party to argue that Mumia should be executed

THE DEMAND FOR A NEW HEARING...
Mumia's habeas corpus petition to the federal court requests a hearing in 
the federal court to bring in the witnesses and evidence that were denied by 
Sabo in the Pennsylvania courts.  Getting this hearing is CRUCIAL!  It will 
be BOTH the first AND last time Mumia can present this evidence in court.  
If Mumia is denied an evidentiary hearing, ALL future appeals will be based 
on the "evidence" allowed and interpreted by Sabo.  Only a new hearing can 
get the evidence of Mumia's actual innocence on the record!


WE NEED EVERYONE TO TAKE A STAND!  Write and DEMAND both that a stay and an 
evidentiary hearing be granted.


For more information, contact Pam Africa, International Concerned Family & 
Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal at 215-476-8812.

keep up the good work!  stay on the move......

ACT NOW!  PASS IT ON!