Post a commentSETH MOST DEFINITELY has a lot to do with the repeated injustice Denis and Julio ever faced and why they were ever in deportation proceedings. First, HE was the ADA who never brought any charges to the 20+ racists that attacked them, which in turn allowed him to label one of the attackers a “victim”. Additionally, HE chose to believe bogus witness (friends of the attacker) testimony over physical and medical evidence. HE repeatedly acted unethical and did/said anything to ensure a conviction. Even when Denis and Julio’s conviction was vacated by the same Judge who initially found them guilty, HE took part in the appeal by the DA’s office to overturn the conviction by lying that Denis and Julio both admitted to having “hit” Saladino with a bat and club. Hence, making sure innocent men were wrongfully convicted for “aggravated assault” is what in fact put Denis and Julio in deportation proceedings. Immigration law states that any non-citizen convicted of an aggravated felony will be processed for deportation (even if that non-citizen had always been a lawful permanent resident for most of their lifetime). Last (for now) SETH lied to me at St. Williams when he said he would try to help stop Julio’s deportation – he had his aides “string me along” with empty promises for 2 days and at the end, he never even had the courtesy to let me know what if anything he did. So PLEASE – is SETH guilty of the injustice towards Denis and Julio? YES – He most definitely is – and I have undeniable proof to all that I have stated (and then some). Read the latest update http://www.youngphillypolitics.com/julio_maldonado_deported_peru
BTW Tom, thank you for acknowledging the case – but let’s clarify some points. Who has benefited from the “…celebrated 1996 incident… “??? Not Denis and Julio, Not the Saladinos. However, SETH made it a point to mention it as his MOST MEMORABLE case when he first announced his candidacy. Will this case become Seth’s Achilles’ heel?
ALSO - it does not mention that their conviction was vacated by the same Judge that initially convicted them but by which SETH appealed and won based on a technicality. ALSO - the "young" people were 17-23 yr old DRUNKEN RACISTS and OH YES! They were the ones also celebrating the 1 year anniversary of (gang buddy) Lil’ Jake’s death who was killed by an African American in an earlier RACIAL ATTACK. Read what others have to say about this case - http://www.counterpunch.org/washington10212009.html
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