NJ lawmakers urge return of cop killer in Cuba
The Associated Press
TRENTON, N.J. -- State lawmakers in New Jersey plan to introduce a
resolution calling on President Barack Obama and Congress to urge Cuba
to return a woman who gunned down a state trooper in 1973.
Sens. Sean Kean (keen), R-Wall, and Fred Madden, D-Turnersville, say
Obama's move to ease sanctions against Cuba is an opportunity to bring
back Joanne Chesimard.
The Black Liberation Army member was convicted of shooting Trooper
Werner Foerster as he lay on the ground. She fled to Cuba after escaping
prison in 1979 and is now known as Assata Shakur.
The U.S. Justice Department has offered a $1 million reward for her capture.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro in 2005 appeared to defend Shakur without
naming her.
NJ lawmakers urge return of cop killer in Cuba - Cuba News -
MiamiHerald.com (22 May 2009)
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/cuba/more/story/1059206.html
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