[News] Another Black Grand Jury Resister Jailed

[Anti-Imperialist News]

San Francisco Judge Dondero ordered another Black activist, Hank 
Jones,to be jailed for contempt for refusing to give testimony before a 
state grand jury allegedly investigating activities attributed to the 
Black Panther Party over 30 years ago. Ray Boudreaux has been held 
since August 29th for taking a similar stand despite a lengthy hearing 
that included testimony from attorneys Carol Smith and Soffiyah Elijah 
about the history of government Cointelpro attacks against the Black 
movement and specifically how activists were tortured in New Orleans in 
the 1970s to gain information. The same judge ruled that Boudreaux had 
no basis for mistrusting California Attorney General's offers of 
immunity. Ray Boudreaux and Hank Jones both refused to cooperate 
because of the coercive and punitive nature of the grand jury 
proceedings. Ar least two other Black activists, Harold Taylor and 
Richard Brown, are scheduled to appear in the next several next days 
and will likely not cooperate.



Claude Marks
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