Remeber this 30 yr old case....

http://www.assatashakur.org/1105.htm


Title: Veronza Bowers Held Hostage by Federal Prison System!
Time Frame: 1 Month
Plan of Action: Specific action requests include the concrete support of Bro. Bowers' legal defense team; the concrete support of Bro. Bowers himself; and to substantially increase the level of involvement of freedom-loving people globally in spreading the word about this despicable travesty.
Purpose of Action: Support Veronza Bowers, Jr. who remains in prison 18 months past the expiration of a 30-year sentence he has already completed.

Scheduled for mandatory parole on April 7, 2004, Veronza Bowers, Jr. was a model prisoner that prison officials showered with praise in the past. Mandatory parole is a requirement by statute after a prisoner has completed his full sentence if there is a record of positive institutional and if one cannot consider the inmate a "threat to society" upon release. Four different Parole Examiners, as well as the U.S. Parole Commission (USPC) itself, the most powerful parole authority in the nation, agreed that Mr. Bowers has complied with these prerequisites. In spite of this, just minutes before his April 7th release, the USPC rescinded his parole at the request of a law enforcement lobby group known as the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), which claimed to have evidence that Bowers had violated prison rules.
At a subsequent hearing, the court dismissed FOP claims as unsubstantiated and a new parole date was set. The FOP then lobbied the U.S. Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, to intervene and, as a result, Mr. Bowers has languished in prison over 18 months past his scheduled release date.
Mr. Bowers' conviction occurred during the FBI's infamous COINTELPRO operations, which used covert and illegal actions to eradicate civil rights, political and peace organizations. On October 6th, 2005 the five members of the U.S. Parole Commission met at the request of the U.S. Attorney General. They upheld the U.S. Attorney General's request to deny Veronza Bowers parole and to keep him indefinitely in prison.
Like filthy, disease-carrying cockroaches, this system prefers to do its dirt under cover of darkness. Like in countless other situations, it has been the voices and actions of righteous people that freed those incarcerated unjustly by shining light on their dirty work.
TOGETHER, we can help force the U.S. Parole Commission and the federal prison system honor its obligation to let Veronza Bowers go free.

Acknowledgements:
Veronza Bowers Legal Defense www.veronza.org
The Jericho Movement www.thejerichomovement.com
The Freedom Archives www.freedomarchives.org.

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Why is he in prison?


Killer of Marin ranger in 1973 to be released
Marin Independent Journal ^| 2/8/05 | Mark Prado

Posted on 02/08/2005 6:10:33 PM PST by Citizen James

A former Black Panther convicted of murdering a Point Reyes National Seashore ranger 31 years ago is set to be released from prison in two weeks, raising the ire of law enforcement officers.
Ranger Kenneth Patrick was the first U.S. park ranger murdered in the line of duty when he was shot by deer poachers in the Point Reyes National Seashore in August 1973.
Veronza Bowers was convicted of the murder in April 1974. Bowers and two other men went to Point Reyes to hunt deer with a crossbow and when Patrick, 40, shined his flashlight into their car, he was shot by Bowers three times with a 9-millimeter Spanish Astra handgun, according to court records. Patrick's body was found on a fog-shrouded Mount Vision Road early on the morning of Aug. 5........ Click link and continue reading story......

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1339061/posts


My Comment....I hope I'm not hating...but, okay if dude is doing times pass his sentence I can understand the hype....but I remeber bits and pieces of this story....I was only 9-10 when this happened.....I know a lot of Black Panthers were set up or but in some trying situations back in the day...my mother was involved in the group for a hot second....so, I know they did a lot of good for the community, but they also...caused heat too....what yawl think about all this?

HALFMAN-HALFAMAZIN

From what I understand Speak, there are many different accounts on what happened the night that Ranger pulled him over... They say he shot and killed the Ranger in cold blood, but what the Panthers say is the Ranger harrassed Bowers and was threatening him and so forth... Honestly, I don't know what to think about the case, but if a man has served his sentence and paid his debt to society then he should be let go... especially when they all say that he was a model prisoner... But, isn't Asata Shakur in Cuba right now for running from the FBI?

Speak2free

Yeah, there are a lot different versions of this story....and true Half, if he has done his time, he should be set free....yes, Asata Shakur is still in Cuba!

She is the aunt of Tupac....and lot of speculaton has been thrown around about his threats and, eventually his death, in connection to Asata Shakur being his aunt....Pac often spoke about being a target, before he went so called, thug, gangsta rap.....personally, since I've learned about her story and, that she was his aunt, I believe that his death could had been a part of a government conspiracy....not saying it is....but I wouldn't rule it out!

They have been wanting that woman for a long time, but Cuba will not give her up....the U.S. has to be pissed....but Cuba got a bone w/ the U.S. so, they don't give darn, about their feelings being hurt!!!

For those who wanna read more about Tupac's aunt.......http://www.assatashakur.org/1105.htm

HALFMAN-HALFAMAZIN

Preach on Sistah!!!