Sunday, September 13, 2009

Inquiry Opened Into Dismissal of Black Panther Case

Back on November 4, a few Black Panther members were caught on tape in what appeared a clear case of voter intimidation.

Video embedded below. (from Berman Post: Black Panthers Intimidating Voters in Pennsylvania?)



It turned out that one of those Black Panthers was and is still a credentialed poll watcher for the Democrats (Berman Post: Black Panther Who Intimidated Voters in Philadelphia Was/Is a Credentialed Poll Watcher For The Democrats). The case was essentially dismissed (Berman Post: Voter Intimidation Complaint Against Night Stick Wielding Black Panther Members Dismissed). Now there is an inquiry into the dismissal.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/sep/09/inquiry-opened-about-new-black-panther-case

"The Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility has begun an official inquiry into the dismissal in May of a civil complaint against the New Black Panther Party and two of its members who disrupted a Philadelphia polling place during the November general elections.

The inquiry is disclosed in an Aug. 28 letter to Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas, the ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee who first raised questions about the dismissal in May and asked unsuccessfully that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. make available the head of the department's Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division for a closed-door briefing on the decision.

In the letter, Mary Patrice Brown, acting OPR counsel, told the veteran congressman from Texas that the office had "initiated an inquiry into the matter" and that it would "contact you with the results of our inquiry once it is completed." A copy of the letter was obtained by The Washington Times.
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Past related posts:
Berman Post: Black Panthers Intimidating Voters in Pennsylvania?
Berman Post: Voter Intimidation Complaint Against Night Stick Wielding Black Panther Members Dismissed
Berman Post: Black Panther Who Intimidated Voters in Philadelphia Was/Is a Credentialed Poll Watcher For The Democrats

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