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</font><font face="Verdana" size=2>National Committee To Free The Cuban
Five<br>
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</font><font face="Verdana" size=3>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br><br>
</font><font face="Verdana" size=4>Press Conference to Discuss<br>
Important Developments in Cuban Five Appeals<br>
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<dd><font size=3 color="#CC0033">"Gerardo Hernandez - for the first
time in his own words - gives irrefutable evidence of his
innocence."<br>
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- Attorney Richard Klugh<br><br>
<dd>There was "a distinct, fundamental violation of the premises of
a fair trial where the government secretly paid highly influential
journalists."<br>
<dd> - from the Memorandum of Antonio
Guerrero<br><br>
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</dl><font face="Verdana" size=2><b>Two of the Cuban Five, Antonio
Guerrero and Gerardo Hernandez, have just filed important legal briefs in
their "habeas corpus" appeals, their final legal opportunity to
obtain a new trial and overturn their unjust convictions.</b> <br><br>
<b>On Tuesday, March 22, at 12 noon (Eastern), the National Committee to
Free the Cuban Five will conduct a call-in press conference </b>at which
lawyers involved with the appeals and others involved with the case will
speak. (See below for the call-in information, and links to the court
documents). <br><br>
Hernandez's affidavit will be filed today, March 21. Hernandez, who is
serving life without parole for the shootdown of two planes from the
Brothers to the Rescue organization -- in which he had no role --
explains for the first time, in his own words, his complete innocence.
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In the affidavit, Hernandez explains to the District Court judge Joan
Lenard, that had he known he could have had a separate trial on the
'murder conspiracy' charge, he would have testified on his own behalf.
Hernandez lists in details the facts of his innocence, which he was
unable to present at trial. Cuban Five attorney Richard Klugh will speak
to these issues in the Conference and answer questions regarding same.
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The press conference will discuss "compelling and irrefutable facts
that we believe would exonerate Gerardo Hernandez completely," said
Richard Klugh. <br><br>
Gloria La Riva of the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five on the
importance of Hernandez's affidavit beyond the legal process: "It is
essential that the public be made aware of it as well, including the
thousands of active supporters of the Five around the world, and
important political figures and the media. Most importantly, we demand
that the Obama administration immediately free the Cuban Five."
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Guerrero's appeal, as well as that of Hernandez and the upcoming appeal
of Ramon Labaino, focuses on newly uncovered evidence of extensive
payments from the U.S. government to Miami journalists covering the trial
of the Five, evidence which was uncovered in part through Freedom of
Information Act requests filed by the National Committee to Free the
Cuban Five. <br><br>
<b>Speaking at the press conference, and available for questions from the
media,</b> will be:
<ul>
<li>Richard Klugh, Miami attorney, one of the Cuban Five's legal team
<li>John Nichols, Professor of Communications (ret.) at the Univ. of
Pennsylvania, an expert witness before Congress on the subject of TV and
Radio Marti
<li>Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, atty. with the Partnership for Civil Justice
who helped uncover government payments to Miami journalists
<li>Andres Gomez of the Alianza Martiana in Miami
<li>Gloria La Riva, coordinator of the National Committee to Free the
Cuban Five
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<b>Call-in details:<br>
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<dd>Host: Gloria La Riva<br>
<dd>Time: 12:00 PM Eastern, Tuesday, Mar. 22 (please call 5 minutes
prior)<br>
<dd>Phone #: 1 (847) 413-2425<br>
<dd>Code: 6823 731#<br><br>
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Hernandez affidavit (available Mon. after submission to the
court)</a></font><font size=3> <br>
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Guerrero memorandum<br>
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Extended bios of speakers</a><br>
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FOIA Documents<br><br>
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