[Pnews] Call the White House to urge commutations for the Holy Land Five
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Take action: Call the White House to urge commutations for the Holy
Land Five
January 5, 2017
Muslim Legal Fund of America <https://www.mlfa.org/> has been working
hard to get the Holy Land Foundation
<http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeeraworld/2016/10/holy-land-foundation-hamas-161004083025906.html>
clemency petition in front of President Obama, and it is their
understanding that Obama is currently reviewing it. The clemency
petition is asking Obama to commute, or reduce, their sentences to “time
served” so they can be released from prison.
*MLFA is asking you to call President Obama’s office and urge him to
commute the HLF defendants’ excessive sentences.*
Here is suggested language when calling:
*I’m calling to ask President Obama to commute the sentences of the Holy
Land Foundation defendants: Mufid Abdulqader, Shukri Baker, Ghassan
Elashi, Mohammad El-Mezain, and Abdulrahman Odeh. All funds raised by
HLF were used for purely humanitarian purposes — a fact prosecutors
acknowledged. All money went to feed, clothe and educate children and
families. The prosecution of these humanitarians was a grave injustice
and their sentences of 15 to 65 years are excessive and cruel by any
standard. They have already served eight years – twice as long as the
maximum sentence for the same crime in Israel. These five humanitarians
and their families have suffered greatly. It’s time to restore justice
for these men and their loved ones.*
The phone numbers MFLA has for President Obama’s office are:
* *Comments: 202-456-1111 <tel:%28202%29%20456-1111>*
* *Switchboard: 202-456-1414 <tel:%28202%29%20456-1414>*
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