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Dear friends and comrades:<br><br>
Greetings. A firm clenched fist salute to you. i Hope these few words
find you in good health and in spirits as good as humanly
possible.<br><br>
i am feeling well and strong. My mind is alert and focused. i am in the
process of preparing for jury trial on the sentence in which the State
prosecutors are seeking a penalty of death for the third time! <br><br>
i want the world to know what is happening to and against me by the
agents of repression. My resentencing jury trial is scheduled to start on
Monday, October 20, 2008 in Allen County Superior Court, Fort Wayne,
Indiana.<br><br>
i am seeking help to expose the State of Indiana's unjust criminal
sanction system. The death penalty law in Indiana is on its last leg, but
we need more help and support to make the public aware of what's
happening here.<br><br>
"Consciousness is the opposite of indifference." -
George L. Jackson<br><br>
Zolo Agona Azania #4969<br>
Indiana State Prison<br>
1 Park Row Street<br>
Michigan City, IN 46360-6597<br><br>
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<h2><b><a href="http://www.zoloazania.org/node/100">Zolo to Face a Third
Death Penalty
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May 15, 2007<br><br>
<b>Indiana Supreme Court in a 3 to 2 decision allows the State of Indiana
to seek the death penalty for the third time in the case of Zolo Agona
Azania.<br><br>
</b>Indianapolis -- On Thursday, May 10, 2007 the Indiana Supreme Court
reversed Boone County Superior Court Judge Steve David’s ruling that
barred the state of Indiana from pursuing the death penalty in the case
of Zolo Azania. Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter appealed Judge
David’s ruling and that resulted in oral arguments before the Indiana
Supreme Court on June 27th, 2006. Zolo, who was convicted of murder in
1982, has spent the last 26 years in Indiana prisons, most of that time
on death row. Twice the state has had Zolo’s death penalty verdict
overturned by the Indiana Supreme Court due to: prosecution’s suppression
of evidence favorable to the defendant, ineffective assistance of
counsel, and systematic exclusion of African Americans from the jury
pool.<br><br>
</font><h2><b>Who is Zolo Agona Azania?</b></h2><font size=3>Zolo Agona
Azania is one of the many Black people who await execution as a result of
a racially- biased criminal justice system. Politically active at the
time of his arrest, Zolo remains committed to freedom for Black people
and to a just world for all. He has defended his own rights and the
rights of other prisoners during these many years in prison. He has won
the respect of fellow prisoners and jailers alike.<br><br>
Zolo is a prolific writer and an accomplished artist whose work has been
exhibited in many places around the country. His writing and his art
reflect who he is: A man who lives his political convictions. Zolo's
political commitment dates back over 25 years. In the early 1980s he was
rehabilitating his life and working his way out of a childhood imprisoned
in extreme poverty and high-crime environments. Zolo was involved in the
campaign to make Martin Luther King1s birthday a national holiday in his
hometown of Gary, Indiana and he designed the button for the campaign. He
was the valedictorian of his CETA federal job training class and received
a scholarship to Purdue University just prior to his arrest.<br><br>
Zolo spends much of his time researching the law and fighting his case.
His tireless efforts have exposed the unfair and racist way his case has
been handled by the authorities. Zolo will turn 50 in December
2004.<br><br>
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