Не знаю, что ты имел в виду, когда говорил, что ничего не требуется...
Пелтиер - это не подборка материаллов, а живой человек...
Тут прислали только что рассылку из Америки, я примерно понял о чём речь (при помощи технического переводчика), а Маленькая Лисичка как раз грозилась научить меня, как переводить английские тексты...Я пока что английский текст выкладываю.
Subject: Peoples Weekly World
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:35:27 -0600
Author: Tony Pecinovsky
People's Weekly World Newspaper, 02/23/06 21:27
ST. LOUIS - "It is my obligation to find errors in the government's
case," Barry Bachrach, a defense lawyer for Leonard Peltier, told the World
outside of the Thomas Eagleton Federal Courthouse here Feb. 13, after a
hearing to review Peltier's conviction and sentencing.
Peltier, a leader of the American Indian Movement (AIM), has spent 30 years
in prison for his alleged role in the shooting deaths of two FBI agents
during a 1975 standoff on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
However, no one witnessed the shooting, and ballistics tests, which were
concealed from the court at the time by the FBI, showed that the bullets
could not have been fired from the alleged murder weapon. Peltier has
repeatedly denied responsibility.
While Peltier's defense has been ongoing since his arrest in 1976, Bachrach
is taking a different approach. According to Bachrach, "the Federal Court
lacks subject matter jurisdiction under the statutes upon which Peltier was
convicted and sentenced. The laws under which Leonard Peltier was convicted
require that the incident take place on a federal enclave, which does not
include the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation where the incident did take place.
In this case, the government therefore lacked jurisdiction."
Subject matter jurisdiction refers to the question of whether a particular
court has the power to decide particular questions. In this case, Peltier's
lawyers argue that the only possibly authority the U.S. government could
have used to prosecute and convict Peltier was the Indian Crimes Act, which
was not invoked.
"Peltier was charged under the wrong statute," said Bachrach. "The court
never had jurisdiction. You can't convict someone under the wrong law."
Peltier's case has been surrounded by controversy since he was first
imprisoned. At the time of his trial the government released about 3,500
pages of documents. Through Freedom of Information Act requests, Peltier's
lawyers have discovered that 142,579 pages of documents have been improperly
concealed. Peltier's lawyers have repeated requested access to all of the
documents.
"At the time of the trial the prosecutors lied. Without a doubt, they lied
about the total number of documents the FBI actually possessed concerning
Leonard Peltier" and the murders on the Pine Ridge Reservation, Michael
Kuzma, another Peltier defense lawyer, told the World at the courthouse.
"The missing documents could show that attorney-client confidentiality had
been violated."
Previously released FBI documents seem to indicate that a confidential
source may have attempted to penetrate Peltier's original defense team.
The government claims that it is withholding the documents for national
security reasons. Peltier's supporters claim that he was framed because of
his political activism. During the 1970s, AIM struggled to defend Native
Americans' rights and, like the Black Panthers, were targeted by the FBI's
Counter Intelligence Program, COINTELPRO.
COINTELPRO disseminated misinformation, manufactured evidence and
assassinated leaders of target civil rights organizations. Fifty-seven AIM
members and supporters were murdered from 1973-76 and over 300 were
attacked, beaten or harassed. At best, the FBI turned a blind eye. However,
many Peltier supporters believe that the FBI was not only negligent, but
that it was partially responsible for some of the deaths.
"The bottom line is that Leonard Peltier should be entitled to a new trial,"
said Bachrach. "In light of government misconduct, they would never be able
to prove his guilt. Evidence was fabricated. Witnesses were coerced. The
court was prejudicial."
Two other AIM activists were found not guilty on the grounds of self-defense
in a separate trial.
Peltier's case has historical significance as well, given the U.S.
government's well known racism and neglect of Native Americans. Many see
Peltier as a political prisoner fighting not only for his freedom but also
for the legitimate grievances of Native Americans. Feb. 6 marked the 30-year
anniversary of his imprisonment.
For more information on Peltier's case, visit
www.leonardpeltier.org.
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Subject: FW: Call to Action !- From the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
From: THE LEONARD PELTIER DEFENSE COMMITTEE
To: LEONARD PELTIER SUPPORTERS
Subject: CALL TO ACTION PLEASE WRITE OR FAX LETTERS!
For Immediate Release - Please distribute!
Dear Supporters,
The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee recently returned from St. Louis
Missouri where we attended a court hearing regarding Leonard Peltier's
illegal sentencing. We will be sending an update on the court hearing soon.
At this time we are asking supporters to Write or Fax letters of support for
Leonard Peltier. We are enclosing a sample letter and are encouraging you to
use the sample letter in your fax or letters to the Courthouse. (Please see
sample letter) We are also providing you with the mailing and fax
information and Case Number.
Thank you!
Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
Call to Action !
Please WRITE or FAX letters to :
Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse
111 South 10th Street
St. Louis MO - 63102
FAX # 314-244-2605
FAX- 314-244-2635 Automation
Sample Letter :
Reference: Leonard Peltier
Case # 05-3194
To Honorable Judges:
George Fagg
Morris Arnold
Roger Wollman
A Hearing was held on February 13, 2006 to correct the illegal sentencing
that occurred in Leonard Peltier's case. The basis for this motion is that
the United States District Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction under
the statutes upon which Mr. Peltier was convicted and sentenced. The history
of the constitution, and the statues implicated, unequivocally establish
that Mr. Peltier was not convicted under the Indian Crimes Act, which is the
only possible authority under which the government could have tried and
convicted Mr. Pettier.
Leonard Pettier is a citizen of the Anishinabe and Dakota/Lakota Nations who
has been unjustly imprisoned since 1976. To many Indigenous Peoples, Leonard
Peltier is a symbol of the long history of abuse and repression they have
endured. Following a trial in which many documents were withheld by the
prosecution from defense attorneys, witness intimidation, false testimony,
and other irregularities, Mr. Peltier was tried and convicted and sentenced
to two consecutive life sentences for the deaths of two FBI agents, which
occurred on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation on June 26, 1975. Mr. Peltier
was convicted on a two-count indictment for first-degree murder, even though
the acts at issue all occurred on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. In a
2003 decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
stated that the behavior of the government in its prosecution of Mr. Peltier
should be condemned.
This year marks the 30th year of Mr. Peltier's unjust imprisonment. I
respectfully request that you keep the aforementioned facts in mind when
rendering a decision in Mr. Peltier's case.
Thank you for your kind consideration in this matter.
Yours truly,
Signature Printed Name
To: Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse
111 South 10th Street
St. Louis MO - 63102
FAX # 314-244-2605
FAX- 314-244-2635 Automation
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