Interview with “The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal” author J. Patrick O’Connor

by KOWA

Sat, Jul 19, 2008 7:00PM

J. Patrick O’Connor, author of “The Framing of Mumia Abu-Jamal”, talks about his theory of events that led to the death of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner. O’Connor asserts Kenneth Freeman killed officer Faulkner during a traffic stop involving an altercation between Officer Faulkner and Billy Cook, Mumia’s brother. O’Connor explains how a corrupt police department set out to silence a local journalist and one of its biggest critics.

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O’Connor also talks about the history and political context of Mumia’s case including the latest Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruling.

Interview recorded July 14, 2008
at KOWA-LP 106.5 FM Olympia WA

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