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Otis Jackson has finally broken his silence! Let Imam Jamil Go
Free!<br><br>
by Sr. Tazkiya and Br. Naji [Washington, DC]<br><br>
As Imam Jamil languishes in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, the<br>
guilty has been silenced and prevented from accepting responsibility
for<br>
the crime which he, not Imam Jamil committed.<br><br>
For those who may not be familiar with his name, Otis Jackson is the
man<br>
who confessed to having shot two Fulton County sheriff’s deputies,
killing<br>
one and injuring the second, and was later thought to have recanted
his<br>
confession. This recanting paved the way for a long "judicial"
process in<br>
which Imam Jamil Al-Amin was unjustly tried and convicted of the<br>
shootings.<br><br>
However, Otis Jackson, (who has been given an assumed name in prison
by<br>
the government, presumably so no one can locate and contact him),
has<br>
finally made contact with sources close to Imam Jamil. In his
letter,<br>
Jackson states he never recanted his confession rather, it was
recanted<br>
for him:<br><br>
"Unfortunately the law enforcement officials wanted him and so they
were<br>
willing to let me walk on the death of one of their own when they
knew<br>
that it was me deputy Kinchen shot me in my arm so my blood is there.
I<br>
looked into the eyes of English so he must remember me but he was
never<br>
showed my picture and I never recanted anything; they recanted for me
I<br>
pray to Allah (SWT) that this murder is taken off of the Imam and put
on<br>
the right person me"<br><br>
Mr. Jackson not only confesses to this crime, he also accepts the<br>
punishment of serving out the sentence:<br><br>
"I will not walk out this gate when it comes time for me to go. I
only<br>
want to move from here to GA so Jamil can go home to his family and
the<br>
right man can go to prison."<br><br>
This new development is yet another example of how Imam Jamil is
being<br>
vilified by the "judicial system". There is clear evidence that
he did not<br>
commit these crimes and that the man who did is being kept from
accepting<br>
accountability for his actions. Imam Jamil’s defense team was never
even<br>
given the opportunity to meet with Otis Jackson! Obviously the
government<br>
wants Imam Jamil out of the picture and they have accomplished that
thus<br>
far, by lying and withholding evidence and witnesses. Please keep the
Imam<br>
and his family in your thoughts and prayers as his Habeas Corpus
hearing<br>
is fast approaching us on February 27th. That is of course, if there is
no<br>
motion granted postponing the hearing due to this new evidence.<br>
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LATEST on Imam Jamil al-Amin: Hearing on February 27, 2007<br><br>
IMAM JAMIL ACTION NETWORK
(IJAN)<br>
3830 34th Street<br>
Mt. Rainier, MD 20712<br>
301-728-8949
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2/25/2007<br><br>
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As-Salaam Alaikum!<br>
Peace &
Blessings!<br><br>
On behalf of
the Imam Jamil Action Network, I want to thank you<br>
for your continued prayers and support for the revered Muslim<br>
leader, Imam Jamil Al-Amin. He has a Habeas Corpus hearing<br>
scheduled this week, so please continue to pray that Allah make<br>
it easier for him.<br><br>
There are
some hopeful developments taking place surrounding<br>
his situation however. Fundraiser concerts are being planned<br>
for the Washington, DC area, and if you'd like to get involved,<br>
please call or email BrotherHodari@hotmail.com.<br><br>
Of immediate
interest is the two page letter written by the<br>
person who has confessed to the shootings for which Imam Jamil<br>
was convicted of and who sits in prison in Reidsville, Ga<br>
serving a "life sentence". It is written by James Santos,<br>
formerly known as Otis Jackson, and who has also taken the name<br>
Farrakhan Malik Bey. He is currently incarcerated in a Florida<br>
prison on other charges. His address is James Santos # B03187,<br>
Martin Correctional Institution, 1150 S.W. Allapatah Road,<br>
Indiantown, FL 34956.<br><br>
Please share this
information far and wide so that community<br>
support can be increased, especially among people who believed<br>
that Imam Jamil is responsible for the death and injury of the<br>
two Atlanta deputies. For more information on the case, go to<br>
<a href="http://www.icsija.tk/" eudora="autourl">www.icsija.tk</a>.<br>
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Finally I just
spoke with my IJAN colleague, Yahya Abdus-Sabur,<br>
who told me that he along with Sahib Abdus-Salaam were with Imam<br>
Jamil for 6 hours both today (2/25/07) and yesterday. He said<br>
his spirit is good and that he sounds the same. The only<br>
difference is that he is wearing different clothes and is in a<br>
different environment. Alhamdulillah that Imam Jamil remains<br>
strong! Let us do our part to help get him out and back with his<br>
family and community.<br><br>
Hodari
Abdul-Ali<br><br>
IJAN Executive Director<br>
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