Pennsylvania Board of Pardons
333 Market Street, 1st floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-2596
Dear Board Members,
we, the participants of the "Euromeeting 95,
Planning Session of Support Groups of North
American Indigenous Peoples", gathered in Les
Geneveyes sur Coffrane, Switzerland, seek to
bring the following to your attention:
One of the issues of this meeting has been the
case of Leonard Peltier, a Native American
political prisoner, who has been in jail since
1976.
We have discovered similarities between Leonard
Peltier's case and the case of Mumia Abu-Jamal,
an African-American journalist and political
prisoner, who is scheduled to be executed on
August 17th, 1995.
Both are the victims of the COINTELPRO tactics
and targetted by the FBI for the neutralization
of their respective organizations, the American
Indian Movement and the Black Panther Party.
On June 28th, 1995, Leonard Peltier himself had
demanded a new and fair trial for Mumia Abu-
Jamal.
We support this statement of Leonard Peltier
and urge you to recommend to Governor Ridge a
stay of execution and we also support Mumia
Abu-Jamal's demand of a new and fair trial.
Sincerely yours,
Chairperson of the meeting
Les Geneveyes sur Coffrane
Switzerland