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EP. CAPPATO AND PANNELLA ASK FOR THE SUSPENSION OF TROY DAVIS’ DEATH SENTENCE
July 2, 2008: Radical Euro Parliamentarians Marco Cappato
and Marco Pannella are asking for the immediate suspension of Troy Davis’ death
sentence. His execution is scheduled for the next few days in the US state of
Georgia.
Davis was sentenced to death in 1991 for the murder of a
police officer, based on evidence that was later retracted. He was repeatedly
denied the possibility of presenting new evidence that could have exonerated
him of the murder.
The two parliamentarians sent a letter to the "Georgia
State Board of Pardons and Paroles" as well as the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Franco Frattini, asking for the immediate suspension of the death
sentence. Cappato and Pannella are pushing for the Italian Government to
intervene and pressure the relevant authorities in Georgia.
Regarding the Radical Parliamentarians’ proposal, the ALDE
group at the European Parliament will consider supporting Troy Davis between
proposals for urgent themes in discussion at a full session in Strasbourg next
week. (Sources: Radicali.it, 02/07/2008)
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