Post by maherjunkie on Oct 14, 2010 15:05:36 GMT -5
2010/10/14Chris Noth statement
Political Activist Continues to Wait for Pardon.2
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — John O’Hara, a Brooklyn activist, politician, and newly reinstated attorney, is currently waiting to hear if he has been pardoned for two trumped up charges of voting illegally, an infraction committed over a decade ago. The deadline for submitting pardon requests was October 1st. This will be his latest attempt petitioning for a pardon since his conviction in 1996. Supporters suspect he was originally targeted for his political interference in the campaign of other prominent Brooklyn politicians. [...]
Actor and New York resident, Chris Noth, has also stepped in releasing a statement imploring others to lend their support suggesting, “Because of the dangerous precedent created by the O’Hara prosecution, anybody with two or more homes can face prison time if they vote. Students living out of dormitories can go to jail for voting. Homeless people living in shelters can be prosecuted if they vote, along with people who have recently lost their homes through foreclosure.” [...]
Source here :http://isaofmayflower.blogspot.com/2010/10/chris-noth-statement.html
Political Activist Continues to Wait for Pardon.2
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — John O’Hara, a Brooklyn activist, politician, and newly reinstated attorney, is currently waiting to hear if he has been pardoned for two trumped up charges of voting illegally, an infraction committed over a decade ago. The deadline for submitting pardon requests was October 1st. This will be his latest attempt petitioning for a pardon since his conviction in 1996. Supporters suspect he was originally targeted for his political interference in the campaign of other prominent Brooklyn politicians. [...]
Actor and New York resident, Chris Noth, has also stepped in releasing a statement imploring others to lend their support suggesting, “Because of the dangerous precedent created by the O’Hara prosecution, anybody with two or more homes can face prison time if they vote. Students living out of dormitories can go to jail for voting. Homeless people living in shelters can be prosecuted if they vote, along with people who have recently lost their homes through foreclosure.” [...]
Source here :http://isaofmayflower.blogspot.com/2010/10/chris-noth-statement.html