In the wake of a recent federal court ruling that casts doubt on the
accuracy of sworn testimony provided by Justice Department officials
regarding the decision to abandon its voter intimidation lawsuit against
the New Black Panther Party for Self Defense (NBPP), Examiner's Joe
Newby reported on Wednesday that a disturbing video reveals alleged
Panther leader Samir Shabazz saying "that blacks will have to kill white
babies seconds after they’re born, while suggesting [the] bombing of
nurseries."
A Washington, D.C.-based watchdog group is questioning the testimony of Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the Black Panther intimidation case and the group, Judicial Watch, insists that the case must be investigated by a special prosecutor.
The Justice Department had filed its original lawsuit against the NBPP following the now well documented incident that took place outside of a Philadelphia polling station on Nov. 4, 2008. According to multiple witnesses, members of the NBPP blocked access to polling stations, harassed voters and hurled racial epithets, according to officials at Judicial Watch.
After filing a lawsuit against the two Philadelphia Panthers, the Party, and the Party's chairman in January 2009 alleging violation of the federal law prohibiting voter intimidation, the Justice Department reversed course in May 2009, unilaterally dismissing the case against three of the defendants and greatly reducing the relief originally sought against the defendant who carried a club.
The DOJ ultimately overruled the recommendations of its own staff and dismissed the majority of its charges. Current and former DOJ attorneys have alleged in sworn testimony before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights that the DOJ’s NBPP decision, as well as other civil rights-related decisions, are made on the basis of race and political affiliation.
Read more: http://www.libertynewsonline.com/article_301_32141.php
A Washington, D.C.-based watchdog group is questioning the testimony of Attorney General Eric Holder regarding the Black Panther intimidation case and the group, Judicial Watch, insists that the case must be investigated by a special prosecutor.
The Justice Department had filed its original lawsuit against the NBPP following the now well documented incident that took place outside of a Philadelphia polling station on Nov. 4, 2008. According to multiple witnesses, members of the NBPP blocked access to polling stations, harassed voters and hurled racial epithets, according to officials at Judicial Watch.
After filing a lawsuit against the two Philadelphia Panthers, the Party, and the Party's chairman in January 2009 alleging violation of the federal law prohibiting voter intimidation, the Justice Department reversed course in May 2009, unilaterally dismissing the case against three of the defendants and greatly reducing the relief originally sought against the defendant who carried a club.
The DOJ ultimately overruled the recommendations of its own staff and dismissed the majority of its charges. Current and former DOJ attorneys have alleged in sworn testimony before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights that the DOJ’s NBPP decision, as well as other civil rights-related decisions, are made on the basis of race and political affiliation.
Read more: http://www.libertynewsonline.com/article_301_32141.php
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