Linn Washington, Jr. Reflects on Mumia’s May 17 Day in Court

Linn Washington, Jr. Reflects on Mumia’s May 17 Day in Court

Interview by Hans Bennett

Abu-Jamal-News.com

In this new interview conducted Tuesday, May 22, veteran Philadelphia journalist, Linn Washington, Jr. reflects on Mumia Abu-Jamal’s May 17 oral arguments. Both Washington and Bennett were observers in the courtroom on May 17.




Bennett interviewed Washington earlier this month, where he talked about Mumia, MOVE, and Philly Media Bias:

http://insubordination.blogspot.com/2007/05/interview-linn-
washington-jr-on-mumia.html

Washington was also in the news last week, leading up to the May 17 oral arguments:
- Washington with Dave Lindorff:

http://www.buzzflash.com/articles/contributors/1015

- Washington on Democracy Now with Amy Goodman, “Philadelphia Court Hearing Could Decide Fate of Imprisoned Journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal” :

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/15/1515236

- Washington on the Crucial Hearing of May 17
http://phillyimc.org/en/2007/05/39570.shtml

An archive of Washington’s recent articles on Mumia is at Abu-Jamal-News.com:

http://abu-jamal-news.com/.%5Cauthors.html#linn

For more on Mumia, including the explosive new crime scene photos, never before published in the US, go to: Abu-Jamal-News.com

Hans Bennett (insubordination.blogspot.com) is co-founder of Journalists for Mumia, and has been documenting the movement to free Mumia and all political prisoners for over five years.