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<font size=3>From Avelino's support Committee in Puerto Rico:<br><br>
UPDATE ON THE CASE OF PUERTO RICAN POLITICAL PRISONER<br>
AVELINO GONZALEZ CLAUDIO<br><br>
THERE CAN BE NO TRIAL DATE AT THIS TIME<br><br>
The date for the beginning of the trial which is to be presided over by
Judge Alfred V. Costell of the Hartford Court had been established as
November 6, 2008. The lead attorney for Avelino has informed us
that there is no way that the trial can begin on November 6 because the
process of discovery of evidence has barely begun. All the evidence
to be presented by the prosecution, including everything that was seized
during the break-ins in 1985, must be given to Avelino and that has yet
to be done by federal prosecutors.<br><br>
At this time we do not know if on November 6th there will be any type of
hearing of Avelino’s case. During the month of November there will
be meetings with Avelino’s lawyers in Harford in order to assess the
steps taken and to be taken by the prosecution and the defense.<br>
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THE JUDGE INTERFERES WITH DEFENSE PREPARATIONS<br><br>
Judge Alfred V. Costello denied requests for coverage of expenses needed
by the defense for preparation of aspects of the case that require travel
to Puerto Rico in order to interview witnesses and visits to sites that
are linked to the case and the arrest of Avelino.<br><br>
SOLIDARITY IN THE UNITED STATES<br><br>
Solidarity in the United States with Avelino has been actively maintained
by the sisters and brothers of the ProLibertad Campaign and the Hartford
Committee, who maintain extensive and up-to-date communication both in
the U.S. and internationally in favor of the freedom of all political
prisoners detained in North American jails.<br>
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UPCOMING ACTIVITIES IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR PRISONERS<br><br>
Compañera Estrella Lagares informs us about the Vigil to be held this
weekend in support of the freedom of our political prisoners that has
been organized by the Human Rights Commission:<br>
--Plaza Colón in Old San Juan<br>
--Beginning Friday, October 10 until Sunday October 12, 2008<br><br>
The Committee of Family and Friends of Avelino González Claudio in Puerto
Rico will be participating in this Vigil with banners, informational
literature, pictures and an educational palm card about Avelino González
who is currently imprisoned in Hartford, Connecticut.<br><br>
There was a press conference on October 8, 2008, Avelino’s birthday, at
10:30 a.m. at the Puerto Rican Bar Association headquarters in
Miramar.<br><br>
The Committee of Family and Friends of Avelino González Claudio<br>
Puerto Rico<br><br>
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